Adjust the decimal units flag variable name from "si" to "decimal_units" so it does not overlap with other words like "size" and "signal"; add man page entry and adjust the "-L" man page entry; and allow this flag to also change how input prefixes are processed.

2024-03-19 22:17:43 +00:00
parent 3b721112e6
commit c9dede08d4
13 changed files with 95 additions and 50 deletions
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void display_help(void)
 		 N_("show number of bits transferred"),
 		 { 0, 0, 0, 0} },
 		{ "-k", "--si", NULL,
-		 N_("show sizes in powers of 1000 (e.g., 1.1G)"),
+		 N_("treat suffixes as multiples of 1000 rather than 1024"),
 		 { 0, 0, 0, 0} },
 		{ "-T", "--buffer-percent", NULL,
 		 N_("show percentage of transfer buffer in use"),