GNU bug report logs - #27488
du -tX -t-Y won't exclude or select an interval of SIZE

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From: f0rhum <f0rhum <at> free.fr>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: du -tX -t-Y won't exclude or select an interval of SIZE
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2017 20:08:54 +0200

I know man clearly states "exclude entries smaller  than  SIZE  if 
positive,  or entries greater than..."
I don't know if it is a restriction in my 8.21, but only the last -t
option in my command line applies.
If not, maybe a feature could allow this like du -t3G-5G or -t3G -t-5G
could show dirs from 3 to 5G
and -t-3G5G or -t5G -t-3G would show all others.
Okay, I guess this would be an opened door for guys requesting more than
one intervall ;)

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: f0rhum <f0rhum <at> free.fr>, 27488 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27488: du -tX -t-Y won't exclude or select an interval of SIZE
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:11 -0700

On 25/06/17 11:08, f0rhum wrote:
> I know man clearly states "exclude entries smaller  than  SIZE  if 
> positive,  or entries greater than..."
> I don't know if it is a restriction in my 8.21, but only the last -t
> option in my command line applies.
> If not, maybe a feature could allow this like du -t3G-5G or -t3G -t-5G
> could show dirs from 3 to 5G
> and -t-3G5G or -t5G -t-3G would show all others.
> Okay, I guess this would be an opened door for guys requesting more than
> one intervall ;)

Maybe, though it would complicate things,
and make it incompat with older -t implementations.
I'm not sure there is enough need for this?

cheers,
Pádraig

Message #11 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: f0rhum <f0rhum <at> free.fr>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27488: du -tX -t-Y won't exclude or select an interval of SIZE
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 09:37:21 +0200

On 26/06/2017 at 09:00, Pádraig Brady wrote :
> On 25/06/17 11:08, f0rhum wrote:
>> I know man clearly states "exclude entries smaller  than  SIZE  if 
>> positive,  or entries greater than..."
>> I don't know if it is a restriction in my 8.21, but only the last -t
>> option in my command line applies.
>> If not, maybe a feature could allow this like du -t3G-5G or -t3G -t-5G
>> could show dirs from 3 to 5G
>> and -t-3G5G or -t5G -t-3G would show all others.
>> Okay, I guess this would be an opened door for guys requesting more than
>> one intervall ;)
> Maybe, though it would complicate things,
> and make it incompat with older -t implementations.
> I'm not sure there is enough need for this?
>
> cheers,
> Pádraig
>
>
>
>
Incompat with elder implementations could be strictly preserved when
using a single -t. Man neither info coreutils state only the last -t is
taken into account.
Okay don't worry, I'll have to find how to script this, as I also need
to exclude directories that contain a 0 byte flag file.
Good week Pádraig and collegues, and thanks for your great work.

Fabrice

Message #14 received at 27488 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: 27488 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27488: du -tX -t-Y won't exclude or select an interval of SIZE
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:26:00 -0600

severity 27488 wishlist
tags 27488 wontfix
close 27488
stop

(triaging old bugs)

On 2017-06-26 1:37 a.m., f0rhum wrote:
> On 26/06/2017 at 09:00, Pádraig Brady wrote :
>> On 25/06/17 11:08, f0rhum wrote:
>>> If not, maybe a feature could allow this like du -t3G-5G or -t3G -t-5G
>>> could show dirs from 3 to 5G
>>> and -t-3G5G or -t5G -t-3G would show all others.
>>> Okay, I guess this would be an opened door for guys requesting more than
>>> one intervall ;)

>> Maybe, though it would complicate things,
>> and make it incompat with older -t implementations.
>> I'm not sure there is enough need for this?
>>
[...]
> Okay don't worry, I'll have to find how to script this, as I also need
> to exclude directories that contain a 0 byte flag file.

With no further comments in more than a year,
I'm closing this bug.

-assaf

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