Re: [PATCH] Support for --size in du

[Pádraig Brady]

On 01/17/2013 02:46 PM, Likai Liu wrote:
> Regarding the block size versus apparent size, like Padraig, I think it's okay 
> to let --size just filter the size, whichever the user happens to choose right 
> now. One can combine it with apparent size.
>
> I think having special character in --size to denote max and min sizes are 
> confusing. Why not have separate --max-size and --min-size arguments? This way 
> you can filter by a range, and it's obvious what the flags mean. It's also more 
> consistent in style with the --max-depth flag.
>
> If you absolutely want just one arg, what about --size=[minsize]-[maxsize]? 
> e.g. --size=4K- filters output to entries greater than 4K, --size=-8K filters 
> output to those lesser than 8K, and --size=4K-8K filters output for those 
> between 4K and 8K.

I Just noticed another option from BSD:

-t threshold
     Display only entries for which size exceeds threshold.  If
     threshold is negative, display only entries for which size is
     less than the absolute value of threshold.

I slightly prefer --min-size and --max-size,
though not at the expense of losing the opportunity
to increase compat between these tools.

I suppose we could rename --size to --threshold too.

thanks,
Pádraig.