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@@ -140,6 +140,32 @@ the command line option would also break values with commas. This has since been fixed. .PP Configuration files in YAML use standard YAML syntax to express lists. +.SS "Expressing sizes in bytes" +Some options take a value that gives the size as bytes. +These take an optional unit suffix. +A plain integer is the size in bytes. +The following units are supported: +.TS +tab(:); +lb lb rb rb +l l n n. +suffix:meaning:factor: +_ +k, kb:kilobyte:10**3:1000 +m, mb:megabyte:10**6:1000000 +g, gb:gigabyte:10**9:1000000000 +t, tb:terabyte:10**12:1000000000000 +_ +ki, kib:kibibyte:2**10:1024 +mi, mib:mebibyte:2**20:1048576 +gi, gib:gibibyte:2**30:1073741824 +ti, tib:tebibyte:2**40:1099511627776 +.TE +.PP +Suffixes may be upper or lower case, +without change in meaning. +Note that "b" and "B" are identical, +and both mean byte, not bit. .SS "Boolean (true/false or on/off or yes/no) settings" When a setting can be either on or off, it's called a Boolean setting. |