[U-Boot] Default base for numbers

Alexander Holler holler at ahsoftware.de
Tue Jan 25 10:38:01 CET 2011


Am 25.01.2011 10:16, schrieb Wolfgang Denk:
> Dear Alexander Holler,
>
> In message<4D3E8F9D.7040901 at ahsoftware.de>  you wrote:
>>
>> I've stumbled over the fact that the length parameter for sha1sum uses
>> 16 as default base, which I found a bit confusing.
>
> Read the documentation.
>
>> Is the base 16 as default for numbers common for commands in u-boot or
>> is that just a problem of md5sum and sha1sum?
>
> With very few exceptions all commands use base 16 input.  I recommend
> you start reading the manual.

Thanks for the pointer, if someone else is interested, it is described 
in chapter 5.9. U-Boot Command Line Interface. Easy to find. ;)

Regards,

Alexander


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