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[PATCH][doc] ls -l doc and size -> maj, min for device files

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From: Stephane Chazelas <stephane <at> chazelas.org>
To: 69979 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#69979: [PATCH-v2][doc] ls -l doc and size -> maj, min for device files
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:40:08 +0000

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Tags: patch

My bad, the patch was incorrect, it should have said
"replaced by the corresponding device major and minor numbers as two decimal
numbers separated by a comma and at least one space.", as
there's not always only once space between the major and minor.

See also
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/773014/where-do-i-find-documentation-for-the-output-of-ls-l
where the issue was reported and where the variations of output
formats between ls implementations is being mentioned.

New patch attached.

[doc-ls-maj-min-for-devices-v2.diff (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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