tldr/pages/linux/numfmt.md

numfmt

Convert numbers to and from human-readable strings.

• 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"}}