From ee3877b607230560631e45231f668c819c93df75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: emma Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:59:12 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] hru.1: update manpage to be more clear --- docs/hru.1 | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/hru.1 b/docs/hru.1 index 17c6fbb..c75cb73 100644 --- a/docs/hru.1 +++ b/docs/hru.1 @@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ hru .SH DESCRIPTION -Hru takes any whole number in the standard input and, to the standard output, -prints the equivalent number in the most human-readable unit defined by the -International System of Units. +Hru reads byte counts in the form of whole numbers from the standard input and +writes to the standard output the same number converted one of the units of data +defined by the International System of Units. + +The program will convert the byte count to the highest unit possible where the +value is greater than one. .SH DIAGNOSTICS @@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ message. The GNU project’s ls(1) implementation contains a human-readable option (-h) that, when specified, makes the tool print size information in a format more -immediately readable. This functionality is not useful only in the context of +immediately readable. This functionality is useful not only in the context of ls(1) so the decision was made to split it into a new tool. The original functionality in GNU’s ls(1) can be emulated with fop(1) combined with this program.