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From: pvf@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Paul V. Fries)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Beckemeyer CSH
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Date: 18 May 89 17:46:43 GMT
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Reply-To: pvf@diablo.3Com.com (Paul Fries)
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Can anyone tell me what is the latest version of BDT CSH?

I have found an silly little bug in in version 2.70 (which
I have had for a LONG time).  The bug is in the "ls -l"
command.  When the file length exceeds 6 digits, the sorted
files are in the wrong order.

the output looks something like this:

------ 1000000 MMM DD TIME YEAR  filename2
------ 999999 MMM DD TIME YEAR  filename1

So, I presume that the problem is that the sort is being
done on a fixed area of the output line buffer.  When the
file size exceeds 6 digits, the size field exceeds the
expected width, pushing a blank into the first column of
the "filename" area.  Thus, the sort proceeds with
filename2 being sorted as " filename2", and it appears
before filename1.

True, not a really big problem, but annoying when you have
a folder with several BIG files.

Anyway, perhaps this is fixed in a later version, perhaps
not.  But either way, I would like to know the current CSH
version.

(If David B. is listening, could you tell me how to get an
update?)

thanks in advance
Paul Fries