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36 .Nd format a number into a human readable form
40 .Fa "char *buf" "size_t len" "uint64_t number" "const char *suffix"
44 .Fn format_bytes "char *buf" "size_t len" "uint64_t number"
49 function formats the unsigned 64 bit quantity given in
55 is appended to the end.
61 If the formatted number (including
63 would be too long to fit into
72 with the appropriate SI designator.
75 are 1024 or 1000 to remain consistent with the common meanings of the
76 SI designator prefixes.
79 .Bl -column "Prefix" "Description" "Multiplier" -offset indent
80 .It Sy "Prefix" Ta Sy "Description" Ta Sy "Multiplier"
84 .It T tera 1099511627776
85 .It P peta 1125899906842624
86 .It E exa 1152921504606846976
90 must be at least 4 plus the length of
92 in order to ensure a useful result is generated into
100 that calls the latter with a
104 Also, if the suffix in the returned
106 would not have a prefix, remove the suffix.
107 This means that a result of
115 return the number of characters stored in
117 (excluding the terminating NUL) upon success, or \-1 upon failure.