Re: Size for Size is too small (ls/du)

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   >    File-sizes get bigger. I have regularly files that are >=
   >    1.000.000.000 bytes. This makes ls output a bit "difficult" to read
   >    and the format is "jumpy" if they are mixed with files <=
   >    999.999.999 in size.
   >
   > Why not just use --human-readable?  I would have a hard time reading
   > several lines of files that have such big sizes.

   I sometimes need the exact size.

Then I suggest that you clean up your patch, follow the GNU Coding
Standard and make a nice ChangeLog entry (you can read about the
format of those in the GNU Coding Standard) and post the patch here.
Who knows, maybe it will be included.




   Bis denn

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