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diff --git a/old/fileutils/NEWS b/old/fileutils/NEWS index 07fadd733..53c07c13e 100644 --- a/old/fileutils/NEWS +++ b/old/fileutils/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,19 @@ +[4.1.5] +* The block size notation is now compatible with SI and with IEC 60027-2. + For example, --block-size=1MB now means --block-size=1000000, + whereas --block-size=1MiB now means --block-size=1048576. + A missing `B' (e.g. `1M') has the same meaning as before. + A trailing `B' now means decimal, not binary; this is a silent change. + The nonstandard `D' suffix (e.g. `1MD') is now obsolescent. +* -H or --si now outputs the trailing 'B', for consistency with the above. +* Programs now output trailing 'K' (not 'k') to mean 1024, as per IEC 60027-2. +* New df, du short option -B is short for --block-size. +* You can omit an integer `1' before a block size suffix, + e.g. `df -BG' is equivalent to `df -B 1G' and to `df --block-size=1G'. +* The following options are now obsolescent, as their names are + incompatible with IEC 60027-2: + df, du: -m or --megabytes (use -BM or --block-size=1M) + df, du, ls: --kilobytes (use --block-size=1K) [4.1.4] * df --local no longer lists smbfs file systems whose name starts with // * dd now detects the Linux/tape/lseek bug at run time and warns about it. |