Actually the issue is more complex. The sorting issues also occur if LC_ALL is unset.
--- For example, rust-ls is giving the following: LC_ALL= /usr/bin/ls --color=auto -l drwxrwxr-x 6 harm harm 4096 Feb 15 2025 CytoscapeConfiguration drwxr-xr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Dec 20 17:45 Desktop lrwxrwxrwx 1 harm harm 18 Dec 30 2021 Documents -> Private/Documents/ drwxr-xr-x 22 harm harm 12288 May 23 18:25 Downloads drwx------+ 9 harm harm 4096 May 23 06:55 Dropbox drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Nov 10 2023 Invoices drwxrwxr-x 62 harm harm 4096 Apr 11 18:14 Jupyter drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Mar 10 2022 Music drwxrwxr-x 5 harm harm 4096 Sep 2 2024 OneDrive drwxr-xr-x 6 harm harm 36864 Oct 27 2024 Pictures drwx------ 16 harm harm 4096 Apr 12 15:18 Private drwxrwxr-x 3 harm harm 4096 Oct 29 2022 Projects drwxr-xr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Jul 3 2020 Public drwxrwxr-x 32 harm harm 4096 May 23 18:14 SynologyDrive drwxrwxr-x 5 harm harm 4096 Dec 9 07:51 SynologyRibeira drwxr-xr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Jul 3 2020 Templates drwxr-xr-x 4 harm harm 4096 Feb 2 2025 Videos drwxr-xr-x 9 harm harm 4096 Jun 19 2025 analysis drwxrwxr-x 4 harm harm 20480 May 4 12:44 bin drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Aug 2 2025 blat drwxrwxr-x 4 harm harm 4096 May 3 05:33 conda drwxr-xr-x 3 harm harm 4096 Nov 15 2024 jupyter-metadata-export drwxrwxr-x 4 harm harm 4096 Feb 13 09:43 manuscript-repositories drwxrwxr-x 20 harm harm 4096 Apr 12 15:19 miniconda3 drwxr-xr-x 128 harm harm 4096 May 6 19:07 opt drwxrwxr-x 3 harm harm 4096 Jan 28 2025 pMorpheus drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Nov 20 2024 recruitment drwxrwxr-x 15 harm harm 4096 May 11 11:13 reimbursement drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Sep 5 2024 results drwx------ 29 harm harm 4096 May 9 16:29 snap drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 May 3 05:38 sources drwxrwxr-x 36 harm harm 4096 Apr 15 18:41 tmp --- While gnuls gives the following: LC_ALL= /usr/bin/gnuls --color=auto -l drwxr-xr-x 9 harm harm 4096 Jun 19 2025 analysis drwxrwxr-x 4 harm harm 20480 May 4 12:44 bin drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Aug 2 2025 blat drwxrwxr-x 4 harm harm 4096 May 3 05:33 conda drwxrwxr-x 6 harm harm 4096 Feb 15 2025 CytoscapeConfiguration drwxr-xr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Dec 20 17:45 Desktop lrwxrwxrwx 1 harm harm 18 Dec 30 2021 Documents -> Private/Documents/ drwxr-xr-x 22 harm harm 12288 May 23 18:25 Downloads drwx------ 9 harm harm 4096 May 23 06:55 Dropbox drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Nov 10 2023 Invoices drwxrwxr-x 62 harm harm 4096 Apr 11 18:14 Jupyter drwxr-xr-x 3 harm harm 4096 Nov 15 2024 jupyter-metadata-export drwxrwxr-x 4 harm harm 4096 Feb 13 09:43 manuscript-repositories drwxrwxr-x 20 harm harm 4096 Apr 12 15:19 miniconda3 drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Mar 10 2022 Music drwxrwxr-x 5 harm harm 4096 Sep 2 2024 OneDrive drwxr-xr-x 128 harm harm 4096 May 6 19:07 opt drwxr-xr-x 6 harm harm 36864 Oct 27 2024 Pictures drwxrwxr-x 3 harm harm 4096 Jan 28 2025 pMorpheus drwx------ 16 harm harm 4096 Apr 12 15:18 Private drwxrwxr-x 3 harm harm 4096 Oct 29 2022 Projects drwxr-xr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Jul 3 2020 Public drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Nov 20 2024 recruitment drwxrwxr-x 15 harm harm 4096 May 11 11:13 reimbursement drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Sep 5 2024 results drwx------ 29 harm harm 4096 May 9 16:29 snap drwxrwxr-x 2 harm harm 4096 May 3 05:38 sources drwxrwxr-x 32 harm harm 4096 May 23 18:14 SynologyDrive drwxrwxr-x 5 harm harm 4096 Dec 9 07:51 SynologyRibeira drwxr-xr-x 2 harm harm 4096 Jul 3 2020 Templates drwxrwxr-x 36 harm harm 4096 Apr 15 18:41 tmp drwxr-xr-x 4 harm harm 4096 Feb 2 2025 Videos ** Summary changed: - ls: files are not sorted in alphabetical order when using --group-directories-first + ls: files are not sorted in alphabetical order when using --group-directories-first or if LC_ALL is unset -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2154042 Title: ls: files are not sorted in alphabetical order when using --group- directories-first or if LC_ALL is unset To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/rust-coreutils/+bug/2154042/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
