Reuben Thomas wrote: > The note in the info manual about the sort order for ls suggests > setting LC_ALL=POSIX, but only LC_COLLATE=POSIX need be set; perhaps > the note should suggest that instead?
Suggestions upstream for documentation improvements are always appreciated. There are a couple of issues with trying to describe the locale variables. One is that if a user already has LC_ALL set to something then setting just LC_COLLATE has no effect. That is one of the reasons the coreutils info documentation says to set LC_ALL. If the user does exactly as stated then it will work as stated. A second problem is that LC_COLLATE may be incompatible with the current LC_CTYPE setting. Again by saying to set LC_ALL that issue is avoided. Having a partially incorrect or incomplete description confuses people worse than one that is too heavy handed. I am at a loss to know what to say there. Perhaps you can suggest something? Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
