Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:36:42 -0500 From: Joel Dinel <dinjo@touchtunes.com> To: Tim DeBoer <deboert@cletus.cornhusker.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ls -lh ??? Message-ID: <20011223143642.A8994@sunder.touchtunes.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0112231317100.17420-100000@cletus.cornhusker.net>; from deboert@cletus.cornhusker.net on Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 01:23:57PM %2B0000 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0112231317100.17420-100000@cletus.cornhusker.net>
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Tim,
BSD ls doesn't have that option. GNU ls does. You can easily install 'gnuls' from
the ports tree (in /usr/ports/misc/gnuls), and simply make aliases
around that (alias ls='gnuls')
That should do the trick.
On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 01:23:57PM +0000, Tim DeBoer wrote:
> Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 13:23:57 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Tim DeBoer <deboert@cletus.cornhusker.net>
> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: ls -lh ???
>
> Hi Folks,
> Red Hat, and probably most other dists of Linux, has an ls command which
> basically makes size output "human readable".
> Like this
> ls -l /var/spool/mail/deboert
> -rw-r----- 1 deboert mail 18834 Dec 23 12:03
> /var/spool/mail/deboert
>
> ls -lh /var/spool/mail/deboert
> -rw-r----- 1 deboert mail 18k Dec 23 12:03
> /var/spool/mail/deboert
>
> One thing I've noticed since moving to FreeBSD, is that -h doesn't do this
> translation. It's not a huge flaming big deal, not having it, but it does
> make life easier when dealing with *really* large files and directories.
>
> I've checked man ls, and came up empty handed.
> Is there a similar option in FreeBSD? Or is that option ls version
> specific?
>
> --
>
> Tim DeBoer
> http://www.freebsd-geek.com
>
> "When you find yourself in the company of a Halfling and an ill-tempered
> Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon...
> ...you just have to outrun the Halfling."
>
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