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34 .Nm dehumanize_number ,
36 .Nd format a number into a human readable form and viceversa
40 .Fn dehumanize_number "const char *str" "int64_t *result"
42 .Fn humanize_number "char *buf" "size_t len" "int64_t number" "const char *suffix" "int scale" "int flags"
46 function formats the signed 64 bit quantity given in
52 is appended to the end.
58 If the formatted number (including
60 would be too long to fit into
64 by 1024 until it will.
67 with the appropriate SI designator.
70 .Bl -column "Prefix" "Description" "Multiplier" -offset indent
71 .It Sy "Prefix" Ta Sy "Description" Ta Sy "Multiplier"
75 .It T tera 1099511627776
76 .It P peta 1125899906842624
77 .It E exa 1152921504606846976
81 must be at least 4 plus the length of
83 in order to ensure a useful result is generated into
85 To use a specific prefix, specify this as
87 (Multiplier = 1024 ^ scale).
88 This can not be combined with any of the
92 The following flags may be passed in
94 .Bl -tag -width Dv -offset indent
96 Format the buffer using the lowest multiplier possible.
98 Return the prefix index number (the number of times
100 must be divided to fit) instead of formatting it to the buffer.
103 The following flags may be passed in
105 .Bl -tag -width Dv -offset indent
107 If the final result is less than 10, display it using one digit.
109 Do not put a space between
113 Use 'B' (bytes) as prefix if the original result does not have a prefix.
114 .It Dv HN_DIVISOR_1000
117 with 1000 instead of 1024.
121 .Fn dehumanize_number
122 function parses the string representing an integral value given in
124 and stores the numerical value in the integer pointed to by
126 The provided string may hold one of the suffixes, which will be interpreted
127 and used to scale up its accompanying numerical value.
130 returns the number of characters stored in
132 (excluding the terminating NUL) upon success, or \-1 upon failure.
135 is specified, the prefix index number will be returned instead.
137 .Fn dehumanize_number
138 returns 0 if the string was parsed correctly.
139 A \-1 is returned to indicate failure and an error code is stored in
142 .Fn dehumanize_number
143 will fail and no number will be stored in
150 was empty or carried an unknown suffix.
154 represented a number that does not fit in
158 .Xr humanize_number 9
164 .Fn dehumanize_number