1expand_number(3bsd)                  LOCAL                 expand_number(3bsd)
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NAME

4     expand_number — format a number from human readable form
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LIBRARY

7     Utility functions from BSD systems (libbsd, -lbsd)
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SYNOPSIS

10     #include <libutil.h>
11     (See libbsd(7) for include usage.)
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13     int
14     expand_number(const char *buf, uint64_t *num);
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DESCRIPTION

17     The expand_number() function unformats the buf string and stores a un‐
18     signed 64-bit quantity at address pointed out by the num argument.
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20     The expand_number() function follows the SI power of two convention.
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22     The prefixes are:
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24           Prefix    Description    Multiplier
25           k         kilo           1024
26           M         mega           1048576
27           G         giga           1073741824
28           T         tera           1099511627776
29           P         peta           1125899906842624
30           E         exa            1152921504606846976
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RETURN VALUES

33     Upon successful completion, the value 0 is returned; otherwise the
34     value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the
35     error.
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ERRORS

38     The expand_number() function will fail if:
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40     [EINVAL]           The given string contains no digits.
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42     [EINVAL]           An unrecognized prefix was given.
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44     [ERANGE]           Result doesn't fit into 64 bits.
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SEE ALSO

47     humanize_number(3bsd)
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HISTORY

50     The expand_number() function first appeared in FreeBSD 6.3.
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52BSD                             August 15, 2010                            BSD