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. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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