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function::bytes_to_string

FUNCTION:(3stap)						   Memory Tapset						  FUNCTION:(3stap)

NAME
       function::bytes_to_string - Human readable string for given bytes

SYNOPSIS
	   bytes_to_string:string(bytes:long)

ARGUMENTS
       bytes
	   Number of bytes to translate.

DESCRIPTION
       Returns a string representing the number of bytes (up to 1024 bytes), the number of kilobytes (when less than 1024K) postfixed by 'K', the
       number of megabytes (when less than 1024M) postfixed by 'M' or the number of gigabytes postfixed by 'G'. If representing K, M or G, and the
       number is amount is less than 100, it includes a '.' plus the remainer. The returned string will be 5 characters wide (padding with
       whitespace at the front) unless negative or representing more than 9999G bytes.

SystemTap Tapset Reference					     May 2013							  FUNCTION:(3stap)