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Re: ls bug?
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: ls bug? |
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Sun, 27 May 2007 15:36:09 -0700 |
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address@hidden writes:
> - v6.9+ returns an error and prints garbage to stdout.
For every line of info 'ls' can't determine due to permissions issues,
'ls' prints a diagnostic; it also prints '?' for the unknown info.
'ls' eventually exits with status 1. The '?'s are not garbage: they
are standins for unknown information.
Perhaps the current behavior is confusing and could be improved, but
surely it wouldn't be wise for 'ls' to be silent in such a situation:
'ls' should let the user know there's a problem, and it should output
the best information that it can.
- ls bug?, hooanon05, 2007/05/26
- Re: ls bug?,
Paul Eggert <=