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Re: bug with ls


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: bug with ls
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:17:39 -0700
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[please keep the list in the loop; and on this list, it is customary to
not top-post]

According to jason on 2/11/2009 8:14 PM:
>> Meanwhile, any patch to the documentation to make it
>> more obvious that -R is a no-op in the presence of -d is both simpler to
>> write and also more likely to be applied immediately.

> Understood, a good explanation. I don't know of other distros/un*x
> implementations that behave this way, mostly because I work with Linux
> almost exclusively these days.  I agree updating or clarifying the man
> page condition would be best.

Do you have any suggested wording which would have helped your situation?

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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