GNU bug report logs - #46060
Offer ls --limit=...

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Package: coreutils;

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

Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2021 23:59:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, 46060 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#46060: Offer ls --limit=...
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 12:13:18 -0800

On 1/23/21 1:13 PM, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> And any database command already has
> a --limit option these days, and does not rely on a second program to
> trim its output because it can't control itself. Indeed, on some remote
> connections one would only want to launch one program, not two.

That argument would apply to any program, no? "cat", "diff", "sh", 
"node",....

Not sure why "ls" needs a convenience flag that would complicate the 
documentation and maintenance and be so rarely useful.
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