Unify the time handling

[fio.git] / HOWTO

diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO
index bafad93fbdacc050d7c3b694556859af7b3cd9eb..4dacd98965ea1d12ecb86d9d3998e57404edfd28 100644 (file)
--- a/HOWTO
+++ b/HOWTO
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ a string. The following types are used:
 str    String. This is a sequence of alpha characters.
 time   Integer with possible time suffix. In seconds unless otherwise
        specified, use eg 10m for 10 minutes. Accepts s/m/h for seconds,
-       minutes, and hours.
+       minutes, and hours, and accepts 'ms' (or 'msec') for milliseconds,
+       and 'us' (or 'usec') for microseconds.
 int    SI integer. A whole number value, which may contain a suffix
        describing the base of the number. Accepted suffixes are k/m/g/t/p,
        meaning kilo, mega, giga, tera, and peta. The suffix is not case