.SH "DESCRIPTION"
-\fBdus\fP is a command line utility to sort files and directories
-according to their size. It computes the said size by summing
-recursively exact file sizes through directories.
+\fBdus\fP lists files and directories according to their size. It
+computes the said sizes by summing recursively exact file sizes
+through directories. If a directory has its name appended with '/', it
+is not listed, but the elements it contains are. If no files or
+directories are provided as arguments, the current directory is used
+as default.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
void usage(FILE *out) {
fprintf(out, "Usage: dus [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n");
fprintf(out, "Version %s (%s)\n", VERSION_NUMBER, UNAME);
- fprintf(out, "List files and directories sorted according to their sizes. If no files or directories are provided as arguments, use the content of the current directory.\n");
+ fprintf(out, "Lists files and directories according to their size. The sizes are computed by summing recursively exact file sizes through directories. If a given directory has its name appended with '/', it is not listed, but the elements it contains are. If no files or directories are provided as arguments, the current directory is used as default.\n");
fprintf(out, "\n");
/* 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789*/
fprintf(out, " -d, --ignore-dots ignore files and directories starting with a '.'\n");