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bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k
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Eric Blake |
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bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k? |
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Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:40:36 -0600 |
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On 06/02/2013 12:47 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 06/01/2013 02:54 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
>> ... removing features that exceeded posix
>
> As I explained to you in my previous message, no features
> were removed. Merely the option syntax was changed.
>
>> What switch(es) are supposed to be used to choose what units to display
>> sizes on the long listing?
>
> The --block-size option. See:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#Block-size
>
> Coreutils already has all the features that you asked for
> in your email.
I just noticed that we DO have a doc bug; in 'info coreutils "Block
size"', we incorrectly claim:
>> Block size defaults can be overridden by an explicit
>> `--block-size=SIZE' option. The `-k' option is equivalent to
>> `--block-size=1K', which is the default unless the `POSIXLY_CORRECT'
>> environment variable is set.
which, while still true for du and df, is now false for ls.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
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- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Linda Walsh, 2013/06/01
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Pádraig Brady, 2013/06/01
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Linda A. Walsh, 2013/06/01
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Paul Eggert, 2013/06/01
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Linda Walsh, 2013/06/01
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Eric Blake, 2013/06/01
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Linda Walsh, 2013/06/01
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Paul Eggert, 2013/06/02
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Linda Walsh, 2013/06/02
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?,
Eric Blake <=
- bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?, Linda Walsh, 2013/06/06