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Re: ls and root directory indicator
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Pádraig Brady |
Subject: |
Re: ls and root directory indicator |
Date: |
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:09:42 +0000 |
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On 02/24/2013 05:39 PM, Sami Kerola wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When using file type indicator to a root, e.g.,
>
> $ ls -Fd /
> //
>
> two slashes are printed. To me that feels wrong. Patch below is an
> attempt to make root print out to be a single slash. Perhaps there is
> more elegant way to do the same. Or maybe I am mistaking, and double
> slash is correct, although I could not find earlier posting about
> that.
I agree it looks a bit awkward, but I think it's more consistent
to keep the trailing /. Consider a script that filters on and
strips a trailing /
thanks,
Pádraig.