Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:09:17 -0500 From: David J Brooks <daeg@houston.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: David Robillard <davidencavale@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Help clarify the '-l' option of ls(1). Message-ID: <200604121209.18529.daeg@houston.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY107-F329581CF499F83C9C27406A6C20@phx.gbl> References: <BAY107-F329581CF499F83C9C27406A6C20@phx.gbl>
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On Wednesday 12 April 2006 10:47, David Robillard wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'd like to have an explication about the '-l' (minus L) option of the > ls(1) command. > What exactly is the signification of the second column in the display? The > man page > states that it is 'the number of links'. But what does it mean exactly? > > The man page states: > > -l (The lowercase letter ``ell''.) List files in the long format, > as described in the The Long Format subsection below. > > So we check 'The Long Format' section which says: > > The Long Format > If the -l option is given, the following information is displayed for > each file: file mode, number of links, owner name, group name, MAC > label [output truncated] > > Does anyone know any details about this 'number of links' ??? Take a look at 'man 1 link'. David -- Sure God created the world in only six days, but He didn't have an established user-base.
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