On 1/23/21 1:13 PM, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
And any database command already has
a --limit option these days, and does not rely on a second program to
trim its output because it can't control itself. Indeed, on some remote
connections one would only want to launch one program, not two.

That argument would apply to any program, no? "cat", "diff", "sh", "node",....

Not sure why "ls" needs a convenience flag that would complicate the documentation and maintenance and be so rarely useful.



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