GNU bug report logs - #10282
du: hard-links counting with multiple arguments (commit

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>

Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:05:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 10281, 11526

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>
Cc: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>, 10282 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10282: change in behavior of du with multiple arguments (commit efe53cc)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:11:32 -0800

On 12/13/11 08:46, Kamil Dudka wrote:
> If I understand it correctly, the 
> old behavior was violating POSIX whereas the current default behavior is 
> correct.  I tried du --count-links with the original reproducer and it seemed 
> to work fine.  So what would be the point in adding a new option?

Hey, I like that answer!  Less work.

Though arguably POSIX is incorrect here, as it seems
to prohibit common behavior in most other 'du's.
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