Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 SMI; site sun.uucp Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!sun!guy From: guy@sun.uucp (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: ls -C considered harmful (really ls follies) Message-ID: <2665@sun.uucp> Date: Sun, 18-Aug-85 20:35:48 EDT Article-I.D.: sun.2665 Posted: Sun Aug 18 20:35:48 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Aug-85 06:27:04 EDT References: <3123@nsc.UUCP> <261@ncr-sd.UUCP> Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Lines: 8 > For example, many times I have wanted to print out just the file > size in bytes and the name, and I can't do it easily. Again, this is easy enough to do with "sed". Most day-to-day usage of "ls" can be accomodated by the existing flags; everything else can be done with a "ls" and a few tools. Guy Harris