On 28/07/2025 20:13, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> On 28/07/2025 18:49, Nicolas Boichat wrote:
>> I could have been clearer for this last one, I mean that the command
>> line error text for `du` could mention that +FORMAT is supported:
>>
>> Comparing du and ls output with a bad timestyle:
>> ```
>> $ du --time --time-style=xyz blob
>> du: invalid argument ‘xyz’ for ‘time style’
>> Valid arguments are:
>>     - ‘full-iso’
>>     - ‘long-iso’
>>     - ‘iso’
>>>>>>> it would be nice to add `- +FORMAT (e.g., +%H:%M) for a 'date'-style format` here
>> Try 'du --help' for more information.
>> $ ls -l --time-style=xyz blob
>> ls: invalid argument ‘xyz’ for ‘time style’
>> Valid arguments are:
>>     - [posix-]full-iso
>>     - [posix-]long-iso
>>     - [posix-]iso
>>     - [posix-]locale
>>     - +FORMAT (e.g., +%H:%M) for a 'date'-style format
>> Try 'ls --help' for more information.
>> ```
> 
> Oh right.
> I'll refactor the code that prints the ls and du errors in this case.
> 

Will push the attached later.

cheers,
Padraig