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EXPAND_NUMBER(3) BSD Library Functions Manual EXPAND_NUMBER(3) NAME
expand_number -- format a number from human readable form LIBRARY
Utility functions from BSD systems (libbsd, -lbsd) SYNOPSIS
#include <bsd/libutil.h> int expand_number(const char *buf, uint64_t *num); DESCRIPTION
The expand_number() function unformats the buf string and stores a unsigned 64-bit quantity at address pointed out by the num argument. The expand_number() function follows the SI power of two convention. The prefixes are: Prefix Description Multiplier k kilo 1024 M mega 1048576 G giga 1073741824 T tera 1099511627776 P peta 1125899906842624 E exa 1152921504606846976 RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the value 0 is returned; otherwise the value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error. ERRORS
The expand_number() function will fail if: [EINVAL] The given string contains no digits. [EINVAL] An unrecognized prefix was given. [ERANGE] Result doesn't fit into 64 bits. SEE ALSO
humanize_number(3) HISTORY
The expand_number() function first appeared in FreeBSD 6.3. BSD
August 15, 2010 BSD
