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# numfmt
> Convert numbers to and from human-readable strings.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/numfmt-invocation.html>.
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- Convert 1.5K (SI Units) to 1500:
`numfmt --from={{si}} {{1.5K}}`
- Convert 5th field (1-indexed) to IEC Units without converting header:
`ls -l | numfmt --header={{1}} --field={{5}} --to={{iec}}`
- Convert to IEC units, pad with 5 characters, left aligned:
`du -s * | numfmt --to={{iec}} --format={{"%-5f"}}`