[PATCH 3/3] doc: mention `numfmt` as an alternative to `sort -h`

2013-03-03 Thread Pádraig Brady
* doc/coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Mention that numfmt can achieve the same results with a possibly more accurate sort. --- doc/coreutils.texi |3 +++ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 76a299f..ef65711 100644 --- a

Re: [PATCH 3/3] doc: mention `numfmt` as an alternative to `sort -h`

2013-03-03 Thread Jim Meyering
Pádraig Brady wrote: > * doc/coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Mention that numfmt > can achieve the same results with a possibly more accurate sort. > --- > doc/coreutils.texi |3 +++ > 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi

Re: [PATCH 3/3] doc: mention `numfmt` as an alternative to `sort -h`

2013-03-03 Thread Pádraig Brady
On 03/04/2013 01:18 AM, Jim Meyering wrote: > Good point. > > s/posibly/possibly/, > > but you might prefer to word it like this: > > numbers to human format @emph{after} the sort, thus often allowing > sort to operate on more accurate numbers. > Amended with that. thanks! Pádraig.

Re: [PATCH 3/3] doc: mention `numfmt` as an alternative to `sort -h`

2013-03-05 Thread Bernhard Voelker
On 03/04/2013 01:58 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote: > +Note also the @command{numfmt} command, which can be used to reformat > +numbers to human format @emph{after} the sort, thus allowing sort > +to operate on posibly more accurate numbers. s/posibly/possibly/ Have a nice day, Berny