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							|  |  | Utility to parse a string bytes (ex: `1TB`) to bytes (`1099511627776`) and vice-versa.
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							|  |  | ## Installation
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							|  |  | This is a [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) module available through the
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							|  |  | [npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com/). Installation is done using the
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							|  |  | [`npm install` command](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/installing-npm-packages-locally):
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							|  |  | ```bash
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							|  |  | $ npm install bytes
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ## Usage
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | var bytes = require('bytes');
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | #### bytes(number|string value, [options]): number|string|null
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							|  |  | Default export function. Delegates to either `bytes.format` or `bytes.parse` based on the type of `value`.
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							|  |  | **Arguments**
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							|  |  | | Name    | Type     | Description        |
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							|  |  | |---------|----------|--------------------|
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							|  |  | | value   | `number`|`string` | Number value to format or string value to parse |
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							|  |  | | options | `Object` | Conversion options for `format` |
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							|  |  | **Returns**
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							|  |  | | Name    | Type             | Description                                     |
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							|  |  | |---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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							|  |  | | results | `string`|`number`|`null` | Return null upon error. Numeric value in bytes, or string value otherwise. |
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							|  |  | **Example**
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | bytes(1024);
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							|  |  | // output: '1KB'
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							|  |  | bytes('1KB');
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							|  |  | // output: 1024
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | #### bytes.format(number value, [options]): string|null
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							|  |  | Format the given value in bytes into a string. If the value is negative, it is kept as such. If it is a float, it is
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							|  |  |  rounded.
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							|  |  | **Arguments**
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							|  |  | | Name    | Type     | Description        |
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							|  |  | |---------|----------|--------------------|
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							|  |  | | value   | `number` | Value in bytes     |
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							|  |  | | options | `Object` | Conversion options |
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							|  |  | **Options**
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							|  |  | | Property          | Type   | Description                                                                             |
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							|  |  | |-------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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							|  |  | | decimalPlaces | `number`|`null` | Maximum number of decimal places to include in output. Default value to `2`. |
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							|  |  | | fixedDecimals | `boolean`|`null` | Whether to always display the maximum number of decimal places. Default value to `false` |
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							|  |  | | thousandsSeparator | `string`|`null` | Example of values: `' '`, `','` and `'.'`... Default value to `''`. |
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							|  |  | | unit | `string`|`null` | The unit in which the result will be returned (B/KB/MB/GB/TB). Default value to `''` (which means auto detect). |
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							|  |  | | unitSeparator | `string`|`null` | Separator to use between number and unit. Default value to `''`. |
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							|  |  | **Returns**
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							|  |  | | Name    | Type             | Description                                     |
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							|  |  | |---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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							|  |  | | results | `string`|`null` | Return null upon error. String value otherwise. |
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							|  |  | **Example**
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | bytes.format(1024);
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							|  |  | // output: '1KB'
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							|  |  | bytes.format(1000);
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							|  |  | // output: '1000B'
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							|  |  | bytes.format(1000, {thousandsSeparator: ' '});
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							|  |  | // output: '1 000B'
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							|  |  | bytes.format(1024 * 1.7, {decimalPlaces: 0});
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							|  |  | // output: '2KB'
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							|  |  | bytes.format(1024, {unitSeparator: ' '});
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							|  |  | // output: '1 KB'
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | #### bytes.parse(string|number value): number|null
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							|  |  | Parse the string value into an integer in bytes. If no unit is given, or `value`
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							|  |  | is a number, it is assumed the value is in bytes.
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							|  |  | Supported units and abbreviations are as follows and are case-insensitive:
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							|  |  |   * `b` for bytes
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							|  |  |   * `kb` for kilobytes
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							|  |  |   * `mb` for megabytes
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							|  |  |   * `gb` for gigabytes
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							|  |  |   * `tb` for terabytes
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							|  |  |   * `pb` for petabytes
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							|  |  | The units are in powers of two, not ten. This means 1kb = 1024b according to this parser.
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							|  |  | **Arguments**
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							|  |  | | Name          | Type   | Description        |
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							|  |  | | value   | `string`|`number` | String to parse, or number in bytes.   |
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							|  |  | **Returns**
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							|  |  | | Name    | Type        | Description             |
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							|  |  | |---------|-------------|-------------------------|
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							|  |  | | results | `number`|`null` | Return null upon error. Value in bytes otherwise. |
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							|  |  | **Example**
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							|  |  | ```js
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							|  |  | bytes.parse('1KB');
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							|  |  | // output: 1024
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							|  |  | bytes.parse('1024');
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							|  |  | // output: 1024
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							|  |  | bytes.parse(1024);
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							|  |  | // output: 1024
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							|  |  | ```
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							|  |  | ## License
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							|  |  | [MIT](LICENSE)
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							|  |  | [ci-image]: https://badgen.net/github/checks/visionmedia/bytes.js/master?label=ci
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							|  |  | [ci-url]: https://github.com/visionmedia/bytes.js/actions?query=workflow%3Aci
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							|  |  | [coveralls-image]: https://badgen.net/coveralls/c/github/visionmedia/bytes.js/master
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							|  |  | [coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/visionmedia/bytes.js?branch=master
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							|  |  | [downloads-image]: https://badgen.net/npm/dm/bytes
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							|  |  | [downloads-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/bytes
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							|  |  | [npm-image]: https://badgen.net/npm/v/bytes
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							|  |  | [npm-url]: https://npmjs.org/package/bytes
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