Variable: byte-count-to-string-function

byte-count-to-string-function is a customizable variable defined in files.el.gz.

Value

file-size-human-readable-iec

Documentation

Function that turns a number of bytes into a human-readable string.

It is for use when displaying file sizes and disk space where other constraints do not force a specific format.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 27.1.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 27.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/files.el.gz
(defcustom byte-count-to-string-function #'file-size-human-readable-iec
  "Function that turns a number of bytes into a human-readable string.
It is for use when displaying file sizes and disk space where other
constraints do not force a specific format."
  :type '(radio
          (function-item file-size-human-readable-iec)
          (function-item file-size-human-readable)
          (function :tag "Custom function" :value number-to-string))
  :group 'files
  :version "27.1")