Re: new sort option (or one I don't know about that already exists...:-) )

On Feb 18, 2008 6:41 PM, Linda Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am I the only one who likes to do things like [...] > du -sh * I hope so; in the general case (i.e. with other tools) it can have unpredictable effects. Using ./* instead of * is safer. James. __

Re: new sort option (or one I don't know about that already exists...:-) )

Jim Meyering wrote: This has been proposed before, and would be a welcome addition. We're just waiting for someone to prepare a proper patch, (documentation, NEWS, tests, ChangeLog entries, copyright assignment) Oh the benefits of Open Source! *forced-grin*... Hey, s

Re: new sort option (or one I don't know about that already exists...:-) )

Linda Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am I the only one who likes to do things like > ls -lh1 >or > du -sh * > > and would like to be able to sort the output sizes "correctly"? > > I know I can du -s *|sort -n, but then it isn't "human readable". Right :-) This has been proposed before, an

new sort option (or one I don't know about that already exists...:-) )

Am I the only one who likes to do things like ls -lh1 or du -sh * and would like to be able to sort the output sizes "correctly"? I know I can du -s *|sort -n, but then it isn't "human readable". If I'm the only one...well...Foo!...:-) ___ Bug-c