* Assaf Gordon <assafgordon@gmail.com> [30.09.17 15:08]:

> But if you use shell-globbing, the shell will automatically

> order the directory alphabetically:

>

> $ du -c -hd1 data/*

> 580K data/a

> 4.0K data/b

> 4.0K data/c

> 588K total

>

> Hope this helps,

> - assaf

Who would have thought of passing multiple directories ...

This is the solution to my problem, though I better write it down to not forget, as I'm quite sure, I'll not remember it in a month :-)

Thank you for the immediate reply.

Holger

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