[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Niels Möller) writes: > while the message from ls --help says > > -f do not sort, enable -aU, disable -lst > > This differs with respect to the -t and --color options. That -f > disables --color seems to match the implementation.
Thanks for reporting that. I installed the patch below. > I think it would also be helpful to say something about what -f is > intended to be used for and why the option character 'f' (force) is > selected for that. Sorry, I don't know that one. > should I use bug-coreutils instead? Yes, please. 2006-03-05 Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * src/ls.c (usage): Mention that -f disables --color. Problem reported by Niels Möller. --- ls.c 26 Feb 2006 10:01:00 -0000 1.406 +++ ls.c 6 Mar 2006 07:02:39 -0000 1.407 @@ -4152,7 +4152,7 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are -D, --dired generate output designed for Emacs' dired mode\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ - -f do not sort, enable -aU, disable -lst\n\ + -f do not sort, enable -aU, disable -ls --color\n\ -F, --classify append indicator (one of */=>@|) to entries\n\ --file-type likewise, except do not append `*'\n\ --format=WORD across -x, commas -m, horizontal -x, long -l,\n\ _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils