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

[Pádraig Brady]

On 01/19/2013 10:47 PM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> On 01/17/2013 03:58 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> > 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.
>
> It seems there are many ways - like always. ;-)
>
> I think --min-size/--max-size has a functional plus over one
> single new option. But increasing compatibility to BSD is tempting.
>
> If I'd be asked to decide between --size and --threshold then
> the latter is the winner: a) BSD compat, b) the abbreviation
> of the option better fits into the already existing ones,
> see --size vs. --si, while --th is (currently) fine.
>
> I'll change the patch towards --threshold then. WDYT?

+1

I don't think adding extra --{min,max}-size options are worth it.

thanks,
Pádraig.