Update the notes about numbers passed to --rate-limit.

This commit is contained in:
Andrew Wood
2026-05-09 17:18:42 +01:00
parent 4bfe83a445
commit d49234eefe
2 changed files with 11 additions and 6 deletions
+4 -1
View File
@@ -863,12 +863,15 @@ The \*(lq\fB%nA\fR\*(rq and \*(lq\fB%nL\fR\*(rq format sequences may not be
effective with small input files, and \*(lq\fB%nL\fR\*(rq may be a few lines
out due to buffering within the pipeline itself.
.PP
Numbers passed to \*(lq\fB\-\-size\fR\*(rq, \*(lq\fB\-\-rate\-limit\fR\*(rq,
Numbers passed to \*(lq\fB\-\-size\fR\*(rq,
\*(lq\fB\-\-buffer\-size\fR\*(rq, \*(lq\fB\-\-pipe\-buffer\-size\fR\*(rq,
and \*(lq\fB\-\-error\-skip\-block\fR\*(rq may all be expressed as decimals
if followed by a suffix, so for example \*(lq\fI\-\-size\~1.5G\fR\*(rq is
equivalent to \*(lq\fI\-\-size\~1536M\fR\*(rq.
.PP
Numbers passed to \*(lq\fB\-\-rate\-limit\fR\*(rq may be expressed as
decimals with or without a suffix.
.PP
Numbers passed to \*(lq\fB\-\-interval\fR\*(rq and
\*(lq\fB\-\-delay\-start\fR\*(rq may be integers or decimals, but may not
have a suffix.
+7 -5
View File
@@ -821,11 +821,13 @@ The "**%nA**" and "**%nL**" format sequences may not be effective with
small input files, and "**%nL**" may be a few lines out due to buffering
within the pipeline itself.
Numbers passed to "**\--size**", "**\--rate-limit**",
"**\--buffer-size**", "**\--pipe-buffer-size**", and
"**\--error-skip-block**" may all be expressed as decimals if followed
by a suffix, so for example "*\--size 1.5G*" is equivalent to
"*\--size 1536M*".
Numbers passed to "**\--size**", "**\--buffer-size**",
"**\--pipe-buffer-size**", and "**\--error-skip-block**" may all be
expressed as decimals if followed by a suffix, so for example
"*\--size 1.5G*" is equivalent to "*\--size 1536M*".
Numbers passed to "**\--rate-limit**" may be expressed as decimals with
or without a suffix.
Numbers passed to "**\--interval**" and "**\--delay-start**" may be
integers or decimals, but may not have a suffix.