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Re: humanize_number(3) for dd(1) summary?



> The attached patch extends dd(1) in a way that permits specifying either:
> - a msgfmt, with "human", "quiet", "posix" currently in place
> - an arbitrary format, when passed as msgfmt=... to command line by user.

It's better to have #ifdef option which disables the new feature
(as current #ifdef NO_CONV via SMALLPROG in Makefile)
for crunched binaries on poor install media.

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Izumi Tsutsui


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