pvf@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Paul V. Fries) (05/19/89)
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