Eugene Stemple wrote: > I also expected something different from the "ls -d" command. > ... > I'm willing to call it a Wishlist bug.
There is a long standing argument that 'ls' should list files to the printer and that 'cat' should show the directory catalog to the user. Things like this are sometimes brought out to show that the Unix command line system is not intuitive and should be scrapped and rewritten. And that very well may be but then it would be something completely different. And it has been done many times in the past with other operating systems. That is how new operating systems are designed and developed. They try to be better than existing alternatives. One reason Unix-like systems survive is that standardized interfaces are not changed casually. Even the slow change that happens over decades brings heavy criticism from the community. Any command that has been stable for 30 years is very difficult to change now. It is really only possible today by working through the standards bodies and convincing hundreds of people that it is necessary. In order to have an effect on these types of names, options, and behaviors it is almost easier to build a time machine to go back to the origin of the system and to whisper into the ear of those folks at Bell Labs developing the programs in the first place. I have empathy for your frustration with the command interface but this is not a bug and is not going to be changed. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
