pretty_filesize: Pretty numbers into readable file size

In dfeR: Common Department for Education Analysis Tasks

Pretty numbers into readable file size

Description

Converts a raw file size from bytes to a more readable format.

Usage

pretty_filesize(filesize)

Arguments

filesize

file size in bytes

Details

Designed to be used in conjunction with the file.size() function in base R.

Presents in kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes.

Shows as bytes until 1 KB, then kilobytes up to 1 MB, then megabytes until 1GB, then it will show as gigabytes for anything larger.

Rounds the end result to 2 decimal places.

Using base 10 (decimal), so 1024 bytes is 1,024 KB.

Value

string containing prettified file size

See Also

comma_sep() round_five_up()

Other prettying: pretty_num(), pretty_num_table(), pretty_time_taken()

Examples

pretty_filesize(2)
pretty_filesize(549302)
pretty_filesize(9872948939)
pretty_filesize(1)
pretty_filesize(1000)
pretty_filesize(1000^2)
pretty_filesize(10^9)

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