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Re: fileutils - contribution - digit delineation in number output (735,
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Richard Dawe |
Subject: |
Re: fileutils - contribution - digit delineation in number output (735,666,912) |
Date: |
Tue, 02 Jul 2002 19:54:26 +0100 |
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/ ]