GNU bug report logs - #21926
du --summarize prunes subdirectories from output.

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Michaël Cadilhac <michael <at> cadilhac.name>

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 08:43:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 17546

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 21926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Michaël Cadilhac <michael <at> cadilhac.name>,
 21926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21926: du --summarize prunes subdirectories from output.
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:52:21 +0000

unarchive 17546
forcemerge 17546 21926
stop

On 15/11/15 08:41, Michaël Cadilhac wrote:
> Hi there;
> 
> The --summarize option of du(1) states:
>               display only a total for each argument
> Thus I'm assuming that whatever the number of arguments, I'll obtain
> an equal number of outputs.  However:
> 
> $ mkdir -p a/b
> $ du -s a a/b
> 0       a
> $
> 
> It is either a bug of du or of its man.

Yes it's not ideal. For details see:
http://bugs.gnu.org/17546

thanks,
Pádraig
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