---
name: "bscalc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbytesize"
version: "2.12-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bscalc"
---

# bscalc(1)

manual page for bscalc 2.12

## NAME

bscalc - manual page for bscalc 2.12

## DESCRIPTION

usage: bscalc \[-h\] \[--version\]

-

  \[-u {B,KiB,MiB,GiB,TiB,PiB,EiB,KB,MB,GB,TB,PB,EB}\] \[-b\] \[-k\] \[-m\] \[-g\] \[-t\] \[-p\] \[-e\] \[--KB\] \[--MB\] \[--GB\] \[--TB\] \[--PB\] \[--EB\] \[-H\] EXPRESSION\_PART \[EXPRESSION\_PART ...\]

### positional arguments:

-

  EXPRESSION\_PART

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-u** {B,KiB,MiB,GiB,TiB,PiB,EiB,KB,MB,GB,TB,PB,EB}, **--unit** {B,KiB,MiB,GiB,TiB,PiB,EiB,KB,MB,GB,TB,PB,EB}

  Unit to show the result in

- **-b**, **-B**

  Show result in bytes

- **-k**, **-K**, **--KiB**

  Show result in KiB

- **-m**, **-M**, **--MiB**

  Show result in MiB

- **-g**, **-G**, **--GiB**

  Show result in GiB

- **-t**, **-T**, **--TiB**

  Show result in TiB

- **-p**, **-P**, **--PiB**

  Show result in PiB

- **-e**, **-E**, **--EiB**

  Show result in EiB

- **--KB**

  Show result in KB

- **--MB**

  Show result in MB

- **--GB**

  Show result in GB

- **--TB**

  Show result in TB

- **--PB**

  Show result in PB

- **--EB**

  Show result in EB

- **-H**, **--human-readable**

  Show only single 'best' result

Report issues at https://github.com/storaged-project/libbytesize/issues