Hello. matt andrew wrote: [snip] > It can easily be modified to use a space or a dot for the delineation (ie > 400 000 or 500.000.000). Also, it's easy to change the interstitial > delineation distance (for 1000,0000 or 10,00). Right now, df works and ls > is on its way. [snip] > "--comma-delimit" would be the long option, of course (also --dot-delimit > and --space-delimit). One question I never answered was whether it was > kosher to allow a command-line argument of a comma, as in "ls -l,R" or > simply "df -," [snip]
I suspect the delimiter would be determined by the locale. Some countries use a dot, some a comma and some an apostrophe, I believe. Also, rather than having multiple options to set the delimiter, why not just have a --delimiter=<whatever> option, to allow arbitrary text? Regards, -- Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ] _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils
