Feature Requests

I'd like to ask again (you liked the idea but I'm not seeing it implemented) that on the utilities head ad tail that the -c option be not only in bytes but also in k,m,g as in 10k 200m 2g I have another request. In the utility uniq I'd like to see the switches --min --max to specify a

Feature request: split --first size to affect first output file

Hi, Tape drives and their media are large and expensive so I use writeable DVDs for my backups instead. GNU tar can write an archive across multiple tapes, using up any remaining space on one tape before moving to the next, but it cannot do the same on a DVD. A possible solution is to use

Re: Feature Requests

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Marc Perkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to ask again (you liked the idea but I'm not seeing it implemented) that on the utilities head ad tail that the -c option be not only in bytes but also in k,m,g as in 10k 200m 2g Already done! You should

Re: Feature request: split --first size to affect first output file

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Dave Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Tape drives and their media are large and expensive so I use writeable DVDs for my backups instead. GNU tar can write an archive across multiple tapes, using up any remaining space on one tape before moving to the

du CRASHES Solaris 8

Hi, I built coreutils 6.9 on my Solaris 8 box, particularly because I like gnu du's -S (exclude size of subdirs) capability. When logged in as root, if I enter: du -Sk / I get a system panic and a crash! Something about a null pointer; it scrolls by very fast, then the system restarts, and

Re: du CRASHES Solaris 8

Chris Niggeler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I built coreutils 6.9 on my Solaris 8 box, particularly because I like gnu du's -S (exclude size of subdirs) capability. When logged in as root, if I enter: du -Sk / I get a system panic and a crash! Something about a null pointer; it scrolls by very

Tail Variants

I hope this is the right place to post this question.I'm running Puppy Linux 4.0 and have run into a problem with their version of tail not supporting the --byte option. I have to use -c instead. Is this because it's not a standard GNU version of tail? Is there a version of GNU tail that

Re: Tail Variants

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jeremy Wright wrote: I hope this is the right place to post this question.I'm running Puppy Linux 4.0 and have run into a problem with their version of tail not supporting the --byte option. I have to use -c instead. Is this because it's not a

root

can't log in as root am using directions from forums FAQ bash: su-: command not foundis the error msg. ___ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils

Re: root

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 10:43 PM, jrl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can't log in as root am using directions from forums FAQ bash: su-: command not foundis the error msg. There should be a space before the dash, if you use it at all. For more information see either man su or info

Re: root

On Sun, 2008-08-24 at 17:43 -0400, jrl wrote: can't log in as root am using directions from forums FAQ bash: su-: command not foundis the error msg. I am not sure what this has to do with coreutils, so you probably want to pursue any other questions on an appropriate forum. Just in case,