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expand_number(3) parses suffixes, not prefixes.

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While here, tidy the opening sentence a bit.

MFC after:	2 weeks
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D20791
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John Baldwin 2019-07-20 16:03:54 +00:00
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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd August 15, 2010
.Dd July 20, 2019
.Dt EXPAND_NUMBER 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -42,11 +42,10 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn expand_number
function unformats the
function parses the
.Fa buf
string and stores a unsigned 64-bit quantity at address pointed out by the
.Fa num
argument.
string and stores a unsigned 64-bit quantity at
.Fa *num .
.Pp
The
.Fn expand_number
@ -54,9 +53,9 @@ function
is case-insensitive and
follows the SI power of two convention.
.Pp
The prefixes are:
.Bl -column "Prefix" "Description" "1000000000000000000" -offset indent
.It Sy "Prefix" Ta Sy "Description" Ta Sy "Multiplier"
The suffixes are:
.Bl -column "Suffix" "Description" "1000000000000000000" -offset indent
.It Sy "Suffix" Ta Sy "Description" Ta Sy "Multiplier"
.It Li K Ta No kilo Ta 1024
.It Li M Ta No mega Ta 1048576
.It Li G Ta No giga Ta 1073741824
@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ function will fail if:
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The given string contains no digits.
.It Bq Er EINVAL
An unrecognized prefix was given.
An unrecognized suffix was given.
.It Bq Er ERANGE
Result doesn't fit into 64 bits.
.El