Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:10:22 GMT From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/96191: "cat" can display directory contents Message-ID: <200604241410.k3OEAMDi052560@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/96191; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: Bjoern Voigt <bjoern@cs.tu-berlin.de> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/96191: "cat" can display directory contents Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:05:23 -0400 in message <200604230850.k3N8oWre066807@www.freebsd.org>, wrote Bjoern Voigt thusly... > > >Description: > The FreeBSD's version of "cat" is able to display directory contains: > > $ cat /etc > (garbage) > > Solaris (tested with SunOS 5.9) shows the same behavior. > > The behavior on directories in not described in the manual page. > > >How-To-Repeat: > $ cat /etc I personally like this feature. BTW, a user can edit the directory entries too, at least in vi included w/ FreeBSD. > >Fix: > "cat" from "coreutils" (GNU Linux) refuses to display directory contents. > > $ cat /etc > cat: /etc: Is a directory As a user i oppose the proposed change, regardless of the weight of my opinion. - Parv --
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