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80 lines
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# pretty-bytes [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/pretty-bytes)
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> Convert bytes to a human readable string: `1337` → `1.34 kB`
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Useful for displaying file sizes for humans.
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*Note that it uses base-10 (e.g. kilobyte).
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[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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## Install
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```
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$ npm install pretty-bytes
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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const prettyBytes = require('pretty-bytes');
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prettyBytes(1337);
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//=> '1.34 kB'
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prettyBytes(100);
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//=> '100 B'
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// Display file size differences
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prettyBytes(42, {signed: true});
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//=> '+42 B'
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// Localized output using German locale
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prettyBytes(1337, {locale: 'de'});
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//=> '1,34 kB'
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```
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## API
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### prettyBytes(input, [options])
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#### input
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Type: `number`
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The number to format.
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#### options
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Type: `Object`
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##### signed
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Type: `boolean`<br>
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Default: `false`
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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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##### locale
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Type: `boolean` `string`<br>
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Default: `false` *(No localization)*
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- If `true`: Localize the output using the system/browser locale.
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- If `string`: Expects a [BCP 47 language tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag) (For example: `en`, `de`, …)
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**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.
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## Related
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- [pretty-bytes-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-bytes-cli) - CLI for this module
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
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