GNU bug report logs - #14525
ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes? What's up w/k?

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Linda Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>

Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 01:05:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

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: Linda Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>
Cc: 14525 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14525: ls -k produced no size, ls -lk lists in bytes?  What's up w/k?
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:47:50 -0700

On 06/01/2013 02:54 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> ... removing features that exceeded posix

As I explained to you in my previous message, no features
were removed.  Merely the option syntax was changed.

> What switch(es) are supposed to be used to choose what units to display
> sizes on the long listing?

The --block-size option.  See:

http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#Block-size

Coreutils already has all the features that you asked for
in your email.
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