Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:26:33 -0400 From: "Douglas Berry" <bitnix@bitnix.ca> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Thomas Backman <serenity@exscape.org> Subject: Re: FS utils treates directories as files? Message-ID: <200906100326.n5A3QXKV060104@monk.cnd.dundas.on.ca> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:16:48 PDT." <4A2F25A0.2090307@freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:16:48 PDT, Tim Kientzle wrote: > Thomas Backman wrote: > > FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT r193521 (Jun 5), bash: > > [root@chaos /usr/ports]# cat / > > �g��=[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. > > Back in the old days when file systems were > simpler this was maybe a feature, since you > could fix FS corruption using a hex editor on > the raw directory. But then again, people > used to kill mammoths with sharpened sticks. > > If you have patches, please send them along. > (I would really appreciate a "less" that was > smart enough to generate directory listings.) Have you tried ports/misc/lesspipe? cheers, doughelp
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