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du -tX -t-Y won't exclude or select an interval of SIZE

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Message #8 received at 27488 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: f0rhum <f0rhum <at> free.fr>, 27488 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27488: du -tX -t-Y won't exclude or select an interval of SIZE
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:11 -0700

On 25/06/17 11:08, f0rhum wrote:
> I know man clearly states "exclude entries smaller  than  SIZE  if 
> positive,  or entries greater than..."
> I don't know if it is a restriction in my 8.21, but only the last -t
> option in my command line applies.
> If not, maybe a feature could allow this like du -t3G-5G or -t3G -t-5G
> could show dirs from 3 to 5G
> and -t-3G5G or -t5G -t-3G would show all others.
> Okay, I guess this would be an opened door for guys requesting more than
> one intervall ;)

Maybe, though it would complicate things,
and make it incompat with older -t implementations.
I'm not sure there is enough need for this?

cheers,
Pádraig

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