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[PATCH][doc] ls -l doc and size -> maj, min for device files

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From: Stephane Chazelas <stephane <at> chazelas.org>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH][doc] ls -l doc and size -> maj, min for device files
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:06:11 +0000

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Package: coreutils
Version: 9.4
Tags: patch

The ls documentation currently doesn't state that for device
files, the size field in the long listing format is replaced by
major, minor.

Patch attached.

-- 
Stephane

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From: Stephane Chazelas <stephane <at> chazelas.org>
To: 69979 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH-v2][doc] ls -l doc and size -> maj, min for device files
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:40:08 +0000

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Tags: patch

My bad, the patch was incorrect, it should have said
"replaced by the corresponding device major and minor numbers as two decimal
numbers separated by a comma and at least one space.", as
there's not always only once space between the major and minor.

See also
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/773014/where-do-i-find-documentation-for-the-output-of-ls-l
where the issue was reported and where the variations of output
formats between ls implementations is being mentioned.

New patch attached.

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Message #13 received at 69979-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Stephane Chazelas <stephane <at> chazelas.org>, 69979-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#69979: [PATCH-v2][doc] ls -l doc and size -> maj, min for
 device files
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2024 18:03:12 +0000

On 24/03/2024 12:40, Stephane Chazelas wrote:
> Tags: patch
> 
> My bad, the patch was incorrect, it should have said
> "replaced by the corresponding device major and minor numbers as two decimal
> numbers separated by a comma and at least one space.", as
> there's not always only once space between the major and minor.
> 
> See also
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/773014/where-do-i-find-documentation-for-the-output-of-ls-l
> where the issue was reported and where the variations of output
> formats between ls implementations is being mentioned.
> 
> New patch attached.

Pushed.
Marking this as done.

thanks,
Pádraig

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