delucis / filesize-cli

:straight_ruler: Command line utility that prints human-friendly file sizes.

@delucis/filesize-cli

A minimal utility to print human-friendly file sizes from the command line. Provides an interface for @delucis/filesize, which in turn wraps filesize.

Installation

# install for global use
npm install -g @delucis/filesize-cli

Usage

filesize -v           # print version number to the terminal window
filesize -h           # show detailed help in the terminal window
filesize my-file.txt  # print file size using default options

Options

Most options that can be passed to filesize can be passed via the command line.

option	effect
--base=<number>	Number base of file size, default is 2
-b, --bits	Enables bit sizes, default is false
-e, --exponent=<number>	Specifies the symbol via exponent, e.g. 2 is MB for base 2, default is -1
-f, --fullform	Enables full form of unit of measure, default is false
-h, --help	Display detailed help text
-o, --output=<string>	Output of function (array, exponent, object, or string), default is string
-r, --round=<number>	Decimal place, default is 2
--spacer=<string>	Character between the result and its suffix, default is " "
--standard=<string>	Standard unit of measure, can be iec or jedec, default is jedec; can be overruled by --base
-u, --unix	Enables unix style human readable output, e.g ls -lh, default is false
-v, --version	Print filesize’s version number