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I'm not ignoring the "by default" part; it's the crux of my complaint. There's a reason that I included that part of the text when I quoted it, after all. I per
by khedoros1 9y ago
I'm not ignoring the "by default" part; it's the crux of my complaint. There's a reason that I included that part of the text when I quoted it, after all. I perfectly understand that exa has a "-B" option.
> HN is so predictable that I knew someone would complain about this the second I read it
And I considered there'd be a pretty good chance that I'd get a reply like this.
- always_good 9y ago"""When I've got two similar but non-identical files, and I think that the difference between their sizes might be important.""" Doesn't sound like a default case to me. Seems obvious that you're responding to "when would you not want human-readable file sizes?" which was a question never asked.
- khedoros1 9y agoI think it's obvious that you're bikeshedding minor parts of my comments. As I originally stated, the whole thing is a "silly nitpick" about something that I (quite honestly) only have a weak preference toward. So, yes, I concede that my posts weren't composed with exquisite clarity, and they aren't devoid of opportunity for misunderstanding. You win.