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no -print0 for ls?

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Vito Caputo <vcaputo <at> pengaru.com>, 49716 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#49716: no -print0 for ls?
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:22:14 +0100

tag 49716 notabug
close 49716
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On 24/07/2021 08:03, Vito Caputo wrote:
> Am I going senile here or does ls really not have a `find -print0`
> equivalent?

This was previously discussed as noted at:
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/rejected_requests.html#ls

In summary, ls output is mainly for non programmatic consumption.
Also find also provides this functionality as you say.

thanks,
Pádraig

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