From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 4 18:19: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from monsoon.mail.pipex.net (monsoon.mail.pipex.net [158.43.128.69]) by builder.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2EC814466 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:19:03 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 16284 invoked from network); 5 Feb 2000 02:19:23 -0000 Received: from userar95.uk.uudial.com (HELO marder-1.) (62.188.136.254) by smtp.dial.pipex.com with SMTP; 5 Feb 2000 02:19:23 -0000 Received: (from mark@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.3/8.9.3) id CAA00900; Sat, 5 Feb 2000 02:19:08 GMT (envelope-from mark) Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 02:19:08 +0000 From: Mark Ovens To: Jonathon McKitrick Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: strange ls behavior Message-ID: <20000205021908.A439@marder-1> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i In-Reply-To: Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 11:31:08PM +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > My 'ls' command (both colorls and the original) work fine in every > directory but home. In my home directory, all listings run down the > left side of the screen (like DOS) in an xterm and a console. It > works fine (columns) everywhere else. The -C switch has no effect. > Any idea what is happening here? > You've got one or more files with a very long name in your home directory. I have the same "problem" marder-1:/usr/marko{59}% ls 19990412-freebsd.html 19990621.cgi 2001cert.jpg AUT_0006.JPG AdobeFnt.lst Bluescrn.scr Booting_1.cgi Booting_2.cgi CVSup_faq.html Canada_airport_BSOD.jpg Commentators.doc Evolution.gif Led_Zepplin_-_Stairway_to_heaven.mp3 MS_lawsuit_findings.html Mail Makefile Makefile.bkm Makefile.vfy Nt50.exe Office51 PROCUL_20HARUM_20-_20Whiter_20Shade_20Of_20Pale.mp3 Procol_Harum_-_A_whiter_shade_of_pale.mp3 Unixisahoax.html > -=> jm <=- > > "The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have > burned so very, very brightly." > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- "there's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture that allows you to install Windows too" -Matthew D. Fuller ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message