Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:24:11 +0200 From: Alexander Langer <alex@big.endian.de> To: sheldonh@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/17924: ld -lF bug Message-ID: <20000411152411.A7193@cichlids.cichlids.com> In-Reply-To: <200004111302.GAA02649@freefall.freebsd.org>; from sheldonh@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 06:02:16AM -0700 References: <200004111302.GAA02649@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Thus spake sheldonh@FreeBSD.ORG (sheldonh@FreeBSD.ORG): > I can't find another UNIX flavour that _doesn't_ show the root > directory (/) as "//" when asked to list it with a type That's true (just checked). But this doesn't mean it's not wrong. :) > indicator (also /). This isn't a bug at all. Have a look at > the manual page for ls(1), particularly its description of the > -F flag. What I really wonder is is the difference between ls -ldF Mail and Mail/ then. The manpage says, it adds an /, but if this / is already there, why should it add one more? Ok. It's not logical, but UNIX never has been logical. Hiding, Alex -- I need a new ~/.sig. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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