"Olaf van der Spek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Olaf van der Spek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Could [df] use --human-readable by default? >> >> >> >> >> No, that would break many scripts that get the value from the third or >> >> fourth column and compare it to some constant, for example. >> > >> > What about doing it only if the output is a terminal? >> >> Sorry, but no. >> coreutils has a policy of not making behavior depend on that. >> There are a few exceptions, but those are mandated. > > Hmm, that makes sense. Still, it'd be nice if humans wouldn't have to > suffer due to this. > Isn't there a common option, like --raw or --script, that scripts > could use to get machine readable output? > I guess df isn't the only app with this problem.
Humans can use an alias or shell function to add the options of their choice. Tastes/needs differ. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
