[6a3a178] | 1 | # pretty-bytes
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| 2 |
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| 3 | > Convert bytes to a human readable string: `1337` → `1.34 kB`
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| 4 |
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| 5 | Useful for displaying file sizes for humans.
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| 6 |
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| 7 | *Note that it uses base-10 (e.g. kilobyte).
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| 8 | [Read about the difference between kilobyte and kibibyte.](https://web.archive.org/web/20150324153922/https://pacoup.com/2009/05/26/kb-kb-kib-whats-up-with-that/)*
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| 9 |
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| 10 | ## Install
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| 11 |
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| 12 | ```
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| 13 | $ npm install pretty-bytes
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| 14 | ```
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| 15 |
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| 16 | ## Usage
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| 17 |
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| 18 | ```js
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| 19 | const prettyBytes = require('pretty-bytes');
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| 20 |
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| 21 | prettyBytes(1337);
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| 22 | //=> '1.34 kB'
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| 23 |
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| 24 | prettyBytes(100);
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| 25 | //=> '100 B'
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| 26 |
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| 27 | // Display with units of bits
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| 28 | prettyBytes(1337, {bits: true});
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| 29 | //=> '1.34 kbit'
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| 30 |
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| 31 | // Display file size differences
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| 32 | prettyBytes(42, {signed: true});
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| 33 | //=> '+42 B'
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| 34 |
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| 35 | // Localized output using German locale
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| 36 | prettyBytes(1337, {locale: 'de'});
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| 37 | //=> '1,34 kB'
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| 38 | ```
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| 39 |
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| 40 | ## API
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| 41 |
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| 42 | ### prettyBytes(number, options?)
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| 43 |
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| 44 | #### number
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| 45 |
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| 46 | Type: `number`
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| 47 |
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| 48 | The number to format.
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| 49 |
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| 50 | #### options
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| 51 |
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| 52 | Type: `object`
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| 53 |
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| 54 | ##### signed
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| 55 |
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| 56 | Type: `boolean`\
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| 57 | Default: `false`
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| 58 |
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| 59 | Include plus sign for positive numbers. If the difference is exactly zero a space character will be prepended instead for better alignment.
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| 60 |
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| 61 | ##### bits
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| 62 |
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| 63 | Type: `boolean`\
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| 64 | Default: `false`
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| 65 |
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| 66 | Format the number as [bits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit) instead of [bytes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte). This can be useful when, for example, referring to [bit rate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rate).
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| 67 |
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| 68 | ##### binary
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| 69 |
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| 70 | Type: `boolean`\
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| 71 | Default: `false`
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| 72 |
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| 73 | Format the number using the [Binary Prefix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix) instead of the [SI Prefix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix). This can be useful for presenting memory amounts. However, this should not be used for presenting file sizes.
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| 74 |
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| 75 | ##### locale
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| 76 |
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| 77 | Type: `boolean | string`\
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| 78 | Default: `false` *(No localization)*
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| 79 |
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| 80 | **Important:** Only the number and decimal separator are localized. The unit title is not and will not be localized.
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| 81 |
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| 82 | - If `true`: Localize the output using the system/browser locale.
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| 83 | - If `string`: Expects a [BCP 47 language tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag) (For example: `en`, `de`, …)
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| 84 | - If `string[]`: Expects a list of [BCP 47 language tags](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag) (For example: `en`, `de`, …)
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| 85 |
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| 86 | **Note:** Localization should generally work in browsers. Node.js needs to be [built](https://github.com/nodejs/node/wiki/Intl) with `full-icu` or `system-icu`. Alternatively, the [`full-icu`](https://github.com/unicode-org/full-icu-npm) module can be used to provide support at runtime. [Node.js 13](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v13.0.0/) and later ships with ICU by default.
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| 87 |
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| 88 | ##### minimumFractionDigits
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| 89 |
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| 90 | Type: `number`\
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| 91 | Default: `undefined`
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| 92 |
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| 93 | The minimum number of fraction digits to display.
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| 94 |
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| 95 | If neither `minimumFractionDigits` or `maximumFractionDigits` are set, the default behavior is to round to 3 significant digits.
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| 96 |
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| 97 | ```js
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| 98 | const prettyBytes = require('pretty-bytes');
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| 99 |
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| 100 | // Show the number with at least 3 fractional digits
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| 101 | prettyBytes(1900, {minimumFractionDigits: 3});
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| 102 | //=> '1.900 kB'
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| 103 |
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| 104 | prettyBytes(1900);
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| 105 | //=> '1.9 kB'
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| 106 | ```
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| 107 |
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| 108 | ##### maximumFractionDigits
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| 109 |
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| 110 | Type: `number`\
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| 111 | Default: `undefined`
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| 112 |
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| 113 | The maximum number of fraction digits to display.
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| 114 |
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| 115 | If neither `minimumFractionDigits` or `maximumFractionDigits` are set, the default behavior is to round to 3 significant digits.
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| 116 |
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| 117 | ```js
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| 118 | const prettyBytes = require('pretty-bytes');
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| 119 |
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| 120 | // Show the number with at most 1 fractional digit
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| 121 | prettyBytes(1920, {maximumFractionDigits: 1});
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| 122 | //=> '1.9 kB'
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| 123 |
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| 124 | prettyBytes(1920);
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| 125 | //=> '1.92 kB'
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| 126 | ```
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| 127 |
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| 128 | ## Related
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| 129 |
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| 130 | - [pretty-bytes-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-bytes-cli) - CLI for this module
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| 131 | - [pretty-ms](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-ms) - Convert milliseconds to a human readable string
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