I'll try one more on this...any help appreciated.
Hi Bob and thanks for responding. I'm on an AS400, which I assume has something to do w/my issue. When I run ls --version here's what I get; ls: 001-3015 usage: ls [-ACFLRSTacdfiloqrstu1] [file ...] Press ENTER to end terminal session. When I run ls --help | grep -e -S here's what I get; ls: 001-3015 usage: ls [-ACFLRSTacdfiloqrstu1] [file ...] grep: 001-3010 usage: grep [-E | -F] [-c | -l | -q] [-ihnsvwxy] [-e pattern_list] [-f pattern_file] [pattern] [file ...] Press ENTER to end terminal session. So, I'm not sure why they don't work but if I have to use ls -al | sort -k5,5nr What will that cmd do? What's the -k5,5nr mean? What would you recommend as the best way to learn what all the switches/options on each cmd and what they mean? Again, much thanks, Frank -----Original Message----- From: Bob Proulx [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:15 PM To: Bocchino, Frank Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: QSH LS Info Bocchino, Frank wrote: > I'm trying to create a report that'll show a directory sorted by > file size. I thought -S would provide that but it's not working. What version of ls are you using? ls --version What does the --help output show? ls --help | grep -e -S I ask because I wonder if you are actually running that supports it. > The syntax I'm using is; > STRQSH CMD('ls -alS > /fbtest/test.txt') Looks okay to me. > Is there any way to run a QSH cmd that'll sort by file size? It works for me. Worst comes to worst you can always use sort for this. ls -al | sort -k5,5nr Bob _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
