Re: [PATCH] hexdump: adjust -s and -n option in the man page [was: hexsyntax.c using strtol on the offset parameter]

Karel Zak
2012-03-26T08:42:05Z

Hi Berny,

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 09:20:26AM +0200, mail@bernhard-voelker.de wrote:
> I have derived my patch proposal from the info pages of coreutils, as there
> has recently been a discussion about the clearest wording.
> I don't think all users are aware what's the difference between
> "binary (2^N) suffixes KiB" and "decimal (10^N) suffixes KB".

hmm, good point, send patch that fix the problem in all the man pages.

> BTW: why omitting the Z and the Y suffix in the man page?

Send patch ;-)