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# numfmt
> Convert numbers to and from human-readable strings.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/numfmt>.
- 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"`