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: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Hugo Connery <hmco <at> env.dtu.dk>, 31183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 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
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