As there are many variables affecting it, it might be nice to have a
built in way to ask it what size it is using.
BTW Info node (fileutils)Block size says 1024 is default but I see 4096.

You filed the bug http://bugs.debian.org/169673 in Debian BTS
against the package fileutils. I'm closing it at *unstable*, but it will
remain open for older distributions.

I was unable to find a bug that explains the reason for its removal,
but it appears to have been superceded by coreutils (which is an
essential package) on Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:24:37 -0400.
  I have decided not forward these bugs to coreutils, since a lot
could have been changed in these 8 years. If your issue is still
reproducible or still valid, do not hesitate to reopen and reassign
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