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-rw-r--r--sys/man/1/dd8
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sys/man/1/dd b/sys/man/1/dd
index afd296b1f..e6e31f5ef 100644
--- a/sys/man/1/dd
+++ b/sys/man/1/dd
@@ -142,12 +142,14 @@ bytes.
.fi
Where sizes are specified,
a number of bytes is expected.
-A number may end with
+A number may end with a sequence
+of
+.LR m ,
.L k
or
.LR b
-to specify multiplication by
-1024 or 512 respectively;
+to specify multiplications by
+1048576, 1024, or 512 respectively;
a pair of numbers may be separated by
.L x
to indicate a product.