bug#69979: closed ([PATCH][doc] ls -l doc and size -> maj, min for device files)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: [PATCH][doc] ls -l doc and size -> maj, min for device files Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:06:11 +0000

Package: coreutils
Version: 9.4
Tags: patch

The ls documentation currently doesn't state that for device
files, the size field in the long listing format is replaced by
major, minor.

Patch attached.

-- 
Stephane

doc-ls-maj-min-for-devices.diff
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> On 24/03/2024 12:40, Stephane Chazelas wrote:
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> > My bad, the patch was incorrect, it should have said
> > "replaced by the corresponding device major and minor numbers as two decimal
> > numbers separated by a comma and at least one space.", as
> > there's not always only once space between the major and minor.
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> > See also
> > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/773014/where-do-i-find-documentation-for-the-output-of-ls-l
> > where the issue was reported and where the variations of output
> > formats between ls implementations is being mentioned.
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> > New patch attached.
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> thanks,
> Pádraig
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