Name

memparse — parse a string with mem suffixes into a number

Synopsis

unsigned long long memparse (char *  ptr,
 char **  retptr);

Arguments

ptr

Where parse begins

retptr

(output) Pointer to next char after parse completes

Description

Parses a string into a number. The number stored at ptr is potentially suffixed with K (for kilobytes, or 1024 bytes), M (for megabytes, or 1048576 bytes), or G (for gigabytes, or 1073741824). If the number is suffixed with K, M, or G, then the return value is the number multiplied by one kilobyte, one megabyte, or one gigabyte, respectively.