On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Olaf van der Spek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Could [df] use --human-readable by default? > > >> > >> No, that would break many scripts that get the value from the third or > >> fourth column and compare it to some constant, for example. > > > > What about doing it only if the output is a terminal? > > Sorry, but no. > coreutils has a policy of not making behavior depend on that. > There are a few exceptions, but those are mandated.
Hmm, that makes sense. Still, it'd be nice if humans wouldn't have to suffer due to this. Isn't there a common option, like --raw or --script, that scripts could use to get machine readable output? I guess df isn't the only app with this problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
