Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:47:21 -0700 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> To: Scott Mitchell <scott+freebsd@fishballoon.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /bin/ls sorting bug? Message-ID: <40D48A39.30401@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20040619175007.GB462@tuatara.fishballoon.org> References: <20040619175007.GB462@tuatara.fishballoon.org>
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Scott Mitchell wrote: > > ls(1) says that the -t option will: > > Sort by time modified (most recently modified first) before sort- > ing the operands by lexicographical order. > > ... the attached patch produces the expected output. I can commit it if there > are no objections. Looks good to me. I wonder if the time sorting should include the nanos field as well. (Mostly on FreeBSD, the nanos field is zero, but not always.) Of course, sorting on the (non-displayed) nanos field could also produce such unexpected output as you describe. Tim
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