GNU bug report logs - #19148
ls --inode --sort=inode

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 00:05:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 19148 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, 
 19148 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19148: ls --inode --sort=inode
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 01:06:03 +0000

On 21/11/14 23:57, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> $ man ls
>        --sort=WORD
>               sort  by  WORD instead of name: none (-U), size (-S), time (-t),
>               version (-v), extension (-X)
> 
> Perhaps add new functionality: inode (-i)

Yes maybe, especially when combined with -R.
Do you have a specific use case to help decide on applicability.
Note `find | sort` seems more suited for low level access like this.

thanks,
Pádraig.
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