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pretty-bytes — Convert bytes to a human-readable string. More information: <https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-

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Problem

How to use the pretty-bytes command: Convert bytes to a human-readable string. More information: <https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-bytes-cli>.

Solution

pretty-bytes — Convert bytes to a human-readable string. More information: <https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-bytes-cli>.

Convert numeric bytes value to a human-readable string:

pretty-bytes {{1337}}

Convert numeric bytes value from stdin to a human-readable string:

echo {{1337}} | pretty-bytes

Display help:

pretty-bytes --help

Code Snippets

Convert numeric bytes value to a human-readable string

pretty-bytes {{1337}}

Convert numeric bytes value from `stdin` to a human-readable string

echo {{1337}} | pretty-bytes

Display help

pretty-bytes --help

Context

tldr-pages: common/pretty-bytes

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