Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 09:04:40 +0200 From: Thomas Backman <serenity@exscape.org> To: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: FS utils treates directories as files? Message-ID: <B7437F9F-A8BF-4F49-AAE4-9B93B62B6223@exscape.org>
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FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT r193521 (Jun 5), bash: [root@chaos /usr/ports]# file / /: directory [root@chaos /usr/ports]# cat / �g��=[root@chaos /usr/ports]# [root@chaos /usr/ports]# cat /usr/ports/mail � � ��9���Makefile�@abook�@adcomplain2�@althea�@addresses- goodies=�@annoyance-filterF�@anomy-sanitizerN�@antivirus- milterX�@anubisf�@archivemailm�@[root@chaos /usr/ports]# Mac OS X 10.5, bash: serenity@macbookpro ~ $ cat / cat: /: Is a directory Linux, bash: (21:34) serenity@exscape ~ $ cat / cat: /: Is a directory The same applies to most FS utilities. Is this a feature or not? I find it pretty darn weird. [root@chaos /usr/ports]# cat /etc �_�= syslog.conf [root@chaos /usr/ports]# less /etc /etc is a directory [root@chaos /usr/ports]# more /etc ^ C ^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @< 80 > _ ^ R < EA > = ^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@ ^@^@^@^@^@^@ ^ E ^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^ @^@^@^@^@^@^@syslog.conf^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@^@ [root@chaos /usr/ports]# grep syslog /etc Binary file /etc matches [root@chaos /usr/ports]# tail /etc �_�= syslog.conf [root@chaos /usr/ports]# head /etc �_�= syslog.conf [root@chaos /usr/ports]# Regards, Thomas
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