On Monday 20 March 2017 18:18:08 J Martin Rushton wrote: > On 20/03/17 08:45, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Monday 20 March 2017 02:26:01 Jon LaBadie wrote: > >> In the category of "You learn something new every day", > >> I just stumbled across the "-v" option of the "ls" command. > >> > >> When I list my vtape "Slots" directory, the first 5 entries > >> are: > >> > >> slot0 > >> slot1 > >> slot10 > >> slot100 > >> slot101 > >> > >> slot2 doesn't appear for another 40 or 50 entries. > >> Well the "-v" options gives the desired ordering, > >> i.e. 0, 1, 2, 3, ... > >> > >> The description of the "-v" option is: > >> > >> -v natural sort of (version) numbers within text > >> > >> Might be something to add to your kit bag. > >> > >> Jon > > > > I didn't know that either Jon. It turns out that one really should > > read the manpages all the way thru, something I don't always do. Its > > a good addition to ones "bag of tricks". > > > > Thank you. > > Thank you. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > For some of us that should be "re-read" the man pages. It turns out > some commands have changed slightly over the last 20 years! What's > worse is when a raw beginner says "why don't you use this option", > which wasn't there last time I read it. :-( > Martin
That can and has been embarrassing, so don't feel like you're only one caught out by seeming minor stuff. BTDT. All we can do is keep a warm, wet washcloth handy to wipe the egg off our faces. :-) Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
