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Re: Is `ls` exactly the same as `dir`?
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Bernhard Voelker |
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Re: Is `ls` exactly the same as `dir`? |
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Wed, 13 May 2015 07:44:31 +0200 |
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On 05/13/2015 05:10 AM, Peng Yu wrote:
> Hi, It seems that `ls` and `dir` are exactly the same after I read the
> man pages. Is it the case?
$ info dir
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10.2 `dir': Briefly list directory contents
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`dir' is equivalent to `ls -C -b'; that is, by default files are listed
in columns, sorted vertically, and special characters are represented
by backslash escape sequences.
Have a nice day,
Berny