GNU bug report logs - #18798
ls -Rd = ls -d so maybe warn

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 17:24:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 18798 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
Cc: 18798 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18798: ls -Rd = ls -d so maybe warn
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 02:17:26 +0800
All I'm saying is that if one has never used the program, one cannot
really guess what will happen with the combination of -R and -d just by
reading the documentation.

Indeed there are a few other switches that nullify one another too.

>>>>> "BP" == Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com> writes:

BP> What would you say there instead of or in addition to the above?

I don't really know the best words. I'll leave that to the Pro(ulx)s :-)




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