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bug#7433:
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Philip Ganchev |
Subject: |
bug#7433: |
Date: |
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:34:32 +0300 |
On 18 Nov 2010, Jari Aalto wrote:
>> Manual page of ls(1) reads:
>>
>> -d, --directory
>> list directory entries instead of contents, and do not
>> derefer-
>> ence symbolic links
On 18 Nov 2010, Eric Blake wrote:
[...]
> What wording change, if any, can you propose for the --help output that
> would not make things too verbose for what is supposed to be a quick
> reference?
--help currently shows:
I would suggest:
when listing directories, show their names instead of
contents; do not
dereference symbolic links
or
when listing directories, show their names, not their
contents; do not
dereference symbolic links
These are only 13 characters (15%) longer, but are, I think, clearer.
>> "info ls" reads:
>>
>> `-d'
>> `--directory'
>> List just the names of directories, as with other types of files,
>> rather than listing their contents. Do not follow symbolic links
>> listed on the command line unless the `--dereference-command-line'
>> (`-H'), `--dereference' (`-L'), or
>> `--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir' options are specified.
I would suggest:
When listing directories, list just their names like other
types of files,
instead of listing their contents. This overrides the
`--recursive' (`-R')
option. Do not follow symbolic links listed on the command
line unless
the `--dereference-command-line' (`-H'), `--dereference' (`-L'), or
`--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir' options are specified.
This is 55 characters (18%) longer, but clearer.
Regards,
Philip Ganchev
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