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bug#52782: Man Page: Incorrect Summary of --color Option
From: |
Pranab Lawrence Ekka Dasgupta |
Subject: |
bug#52782: Man Page: Incorrect Summary of --color Option |
Date: |
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 20:41:45 +0530 |
Version Information
ls/coreutils: 8.32
Distribution: Pop_OS! 20.10
The summary of the `--color` option incorrectly states that the default
option is 'always', whereas it functions otherwise and the information
at the bottom of the man page suggests that the default is 'never'.
This error persists in online manual pages and in other distributions
>From the manual page:
---
--color[=WHEN]
colorize the output; WHEN can be 'always' (default if omitted),
'auto', or 'never'; more info below
...
Using color to distinguish file types is disabled both by default and
with --color=never. With --color=auto, ls emits color codes only when
---
Thanks and Regards,
Pranab Dasgupta
- bug#52782: Man Page: Incorrect Summary of --color Option,
Pranab Lawrence Ekka Dasgupta <=