From owner-freebsd-bugs Tue Apr 11 6:25: 4 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from mail.surf1.de (mail.Surf1.de [194.25.165.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 504DB37BA71; Tue, 11 Apr 2000 06:24:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from alex@cichlids.com) Received: from cichlids.com (pC19F544E.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [193.159.84.78]) by mail.surf1.de (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA04865; Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:24:16 +0200 Received: from cichlids.cichlids.com (cichlids.cichlids.com [192.168.0.10]) by cichlids.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B711AC2C; Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:27:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from alex@localhost) by cichlids.cichlids.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA07332; Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:24:12 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from alex) Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:24:11 +0200 From: Alexander Langer To: sheldonh@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/17924: ld -lF bug Message-ID: <20000411152411.A7193@cichlids.cichlids.com> References: <200004111302.GAA02649@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <200004111302.GAA02649@freefall.freebsd.org>; from sheldonh@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 06:02:16AM -0700 X-PGP-Fingerprint: 44 28 CA 4C 46 5B D3 A8 A8 E3 BA F3 4E 60 7D 7F X-Verwirrung: Dieser Header dient der allgemeinen Verwirrung. Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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