Re: Size for Size is too small (ls/du)
Matthias Schniedermeyer <[email protected]>
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Hi > 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. And i don't like human-readable. > >From (fileutils)What information is listed: > `-h' > `--human-readable' > Append a size letter such as `M' for megabytes to each size. > Powers of 1024 are used, not 1000; `M' stands for 1,048,576 bytes. > Use the `--si' option if you prefer powers of 1000. > Bis denn -- Real Programmers consider "what you see is what you get" to be just as bad a concept in Text Editors as it is in women. No, the Real Programmer wants a "you asked for it, you got it" text editor -- complicated, cryptic, powerful, unforgiving, dangerous.