Re: coreutils regression in ls: link color "target"

[Kirk Kelsey]

> If possible could you create a small test case that illustrates the
> behavior you are seeing that would show us both what you see and what
> you want to see?
>
> Thanks
> Bob

Since color is involved it might not be totally clear, but with a  
current version of 'ls' I'd get something like:

address@hidden $ coreutils-6.9/src/ls -F --color ~/
Mail/      bin/       argetmhttp@     lib/   man/       share/
argetmUNWANTED@  argetmcompiler@  include/  mail/  personal/  work/

with only the directory entries colored according to $LS_COLOR, while  
with an older version I would see:

address@hidden $ coreutils-5.97/src/ls -F --color ~/
Mail/      bin/       http@     lib/   man/       share/
UNWANTED@  compiler@  include/  mail/  personal/  work/

with everything colored according to the environment variable. The  
output from version 5.97 is what I would expect. Assuming you're  
viewing this with a monospace font, you should also see that the  
columns don't line up correctly because of the extra "argetm" before  
the links.

Let me know if you need something more (I know everyone loves a good  
HTML encoded message once in a while).

Kirk