[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\
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