Re: fileutils - contribution - digit delineation in number output (735,666,912)

[Richard Dawe]

Hello.

matt andrew wrote:
[snip]
>  It can easily be modified to use a space or a dot for the delineation (ie
> 400 000 or 500.000.000).  Also, it's easy to change the interstitial
> delineation distance (for 1000,0000 or 10,00).  Right now, df works and ls
> is on its way.
[snip]
> "--comma-delimit" would be the long option, of course (also --dot-delimit
> and --space-delimit).  One question I never answered was whether it was
> kosher to allow a command-line argument of a comma, as in "ls -l,R" or
> simply "df -,"
[snip]

I suspect the delimiter would be determined by the locale. Some countries use
a dot, some a comma and some an apostrophe, I believe.

Also, rather than having multiple options to set the delimiter, why not just
have a --delimiter=<whatever> option, to allow arbitrary text?

Regards,

-- 
Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]