Pretty numbers into readable file size

Converts a raw file size from bytes to a more readable format.

Usage

pretty_filesize(filesize)

Arguments

filesize

file size in bytes

Value

string containing prettified file size

Details

Designed to be used in conjunction with the file.size() function in base R.

Presents in kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes.

Shows as bytes until 1 KB, then kilobytes up to 1 MB, then megabytes until 1GB, then it will show as gigabytes for anything larger.

Rounds the end result to 2 decimal places.

Using base 10 (decimal), so 1024 bytes is 1,024 KB.

See also

comma_sep() round_five_up()

Other prettying functions: pretty_num(), pretty_time_taken()

Examples

pretty_filesize(2)
#> [1] "2 bytes"
pretty_filesize(549302)
#> [1] "549.3 KB"
pretty_filesize(9872948939)
#> [1] "9.87 GB"
pretty_filesize(1)
#> [1] "1 byte"
pretty_filesize(1000)
#> [1] "1 KB"
pretty_filesize(1000^2)
#> [1] "1 MB"
pretty_filesize(10^9)
#> [1] "1 GB"