This is a discussion on Re: ,,improve'' readability in tree(3) within the lucky.openbsd.tech forums, part of the OpenBSD category; --> On 3/8/06, Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.de> wrote: > >No, the original is correct. lg means log base 2. > > ...
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| On 3/8/06, Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.de> wrote: > >No, the original is correct. lg means log base 2. > > Isn't that lb? Quoting wikipedia: "In computer science, the base 2 logarithm is sometimes written as lg(x) to avoid confusion. This usage was suggested by Edward Reingold and popularized by Donald Knuth." -- Jon Simola Systems Administrator ABC Communications |