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From: | Philip Rowlands |
Subject: | Re: kilo is k and not K |
Date: | Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:15:24 +0000 (GMT) |
On Mon, 26 Feb 2007, Francky Leyn wrote:
when you do ls -l -h one sometimes encounters files which have kilo size. ls -l -h then uses "K" to display this. This is wrong and unallowable. It must be "k". You don't have a choice: it is standarised by the SI system as "k". See for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI . Standards have to be respected regardless of personal preferences.
If you prefer SI-formatted output, the --si option is probably the right choice, and does what you request.
Cheers, Phil
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