bugfindutils - Bugs: bug #5034, Documentation for '-printf %k'...

 
 

bug #5034: Documentation for '-printf %k' insufficient

Submitted by:  Andreas Metzler <ametzler>
Submitted on:  Tue 02 Sep 2003 11:46:11 AM UTC  
 
Category: documentationSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: NoneStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: James Youngman <jay>
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Closed
Release: NoneFixed Release: 4.2.0

Add a New Comment(Rich Markup)
   

You are not logged in

Please log in, so followups can be emailed to you.

 

Sat 03 Jan 2004 09:17:32 PM UTC, comment #1:

I have updated the find.1 manpage and the Info documentation. We also point out that the behaviour of %b and %k is different to the behaviour of the "b" ans "k" suffixes for "-size".

James Youngman <jay>
Project AdministratorIn charge of this item.
Tue 02 Sep 2003 11:46:11 AM UTC, original submission:

This is Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/208307

find's info documentation has just these expanations for %s and %k:
| %k File's size in 1K blocks (rounded up).
| %s File's size in bytes.
which imho fails to convey that %k reports the amount of disk space used by the file instead of just %s divided by size-of-block.

I'd suggest copying the respective explanation from GNU file/coreutils' info manual for ls -s.
cu andreas

Andreas Metzler <ametzler>

 

(Note: upload size limit is set to 16384 kB, after insertion of the required escape characters.)

Attach File(s):
   
   
Comment:
   

No files currently attached

 

Depends on the following items: None found

Items that depend on this one: None found

 

CC list is empty

 

Do you think this task is very important?
If so, you can click here to add your encouragement to it.
This task has 0 encouragements so far.

Only logged-in users can vote.

 

Please enter the title of George Orwell's famous dystopian book (it's a date):

 

 

Follow 4 latest changes.

Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
Sat 16 Oct 2004 06:19:47 PM UTCjayOpen/ClosedOpen=>Closed
  Fixed ReleaseNone=>4.2.0
Sat 03 Jan 2004 09:18:32 PM UTCjayStatusNone=>Fixed
  Assigned toNone=>jay

Back to the top


Powered by Savane 3.1-cleanup1