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diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt index a9044e43e..82463561f 100644 --- a/doc/configuration.txt +++ b/doc/configuration.txt @@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ Summary 2.3. Environment variables 2.4. Conditional blocks 2.5. Time format -2.6. Examples +2.6. Size format +2.7. Examples 3. Global parameters 3.1. Process management and security @@ -980,7 +981,23 @@ for every keyword. Supported units are : - d : days. 1d = 24h = 1440m = 86400s = 86400000ms -2.6. Examples +2.6. Size format +---------------- + +Some parameters involve values representing size, such as bandwidth limits. +These values are generally expressed in bytes (unless explicitly stated +otherwise) but may be expressed in any other unit by suffixing the unit to the +numeric value. It is important to consider this because it will not be repeated +for every keyword. Supported units are case insensitive : + + - k : kilobytes. 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes + - m : megabytes. 1 megabyte = 1048576 bytes + - g : gigabytes. 1 gigabyte = 1073741824 bytes + +Both time and size formats require integers, decimal notation is not allowed. + + +2.7. Examples ------------- # Simple configuration for an HTTP proxy listening on port 80 on all |