$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null bs=1M count=1K
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 0.157131 s, 6.8 GB/s
'dd' interprets command-line arguments "M" and "K" as 2^20 and 2^10 respectively, but when it reports the total amount copied, it uses the decimal GB (10^9). It also uses decimal SI units in the average speed calculation.
My favorite file manager, Thunar, reports file sizes in decimal units. Not sure if it's distro-specific, though.
Many other programs, like 'df', have a switch (--si) that turns decimal units on or off.
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Linux is all over the place. For example:
'dd' interprets command-line arguments "M" and "K" as 2^20 and 2^10 respectively, but when it reports the total amount copied, it uses the decimal GB (10^9). It also uses decimal SI units in the average speed calculation.My favorite file manager, Thunar, reports file sizes in decimal units. Not sure if it's distro-specific, though.
Many other programs, like 'df', have a switch (--si) that turns decimal units on or off.