GNU bug report logs - #31183
ls --block-size and -l

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Hugo Connery <hmco <at> env.dtu.dk>

Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:48:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

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

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From: Hugo Connery <hmco <at> env.dtu.dk>
To: <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: ls --block-size and -l
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:19:45 +0200

Hi,

ls --block-size=M foo

foo

Doesn't --block-size imply -l (so that I can see the file size) ?

Your call,

  Hugo

PS: Free Software advocate for > 1 decade.
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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Hugo Connery <hmco <at> env.dtu.dk>, 31183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31183: ls --block-size and -l
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:32:35 -0700

tag 31183 notabug
close 31183
stop

On 16/04/18 09:19, Hugo Connery wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> ls --block-size=M foo
> 
> foo
> 
> Doesn't --block-size imply -l (so that I can see the file size) ?

--block-size is more of a config option, than one that should imply a mode.
In addition it's applicable to the -s output mode, so changing things
would break that usage.

cheers,
Pádraig
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 17 Apr 2018 07:33:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 31183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Hugo Connery <hmco <at> env.dtu.dk> Request was from Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 17 Apr 2018 07:33:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 15 May 2018 11:24:07 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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