It is, however, working properly. The problem is that in the first example, you specified the -l first...this makes ls think that you are looking to list the current directory's contents, of which mysql is a part.
In the second example, the order causes ls to think that you want to actually list the contents of the mysql directory. On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Vidiot wrote: > Let me start out by saying that I think that ls is not working the way > I expect it. > > If I do a ls -la in the directory that contains symbolic links, the links > are displayed, such as: > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Dec 4 11:01 mysql -> /usr/local/mysql > > But, if I do a ls -al on mysql, I get: > > total 0 > drwxrwxr-x 2 root users 4096 Dec 4 10:59 . > drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Dec 4 10:59 .. > > > Sorry, not the expected behaviour. I do not want it to traverse the link. > So, to the man page I went. I see a -L option. so I try it: > > total 0 > drwxrwxr-x 2 root users 4096 Dec 4 10:59 . > drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Dec 4 10:59 .. > > > Same damn result. Yes, the directory is currently empty. > > I am running RH 7.1 and want ls to return to the old behaviour of not > traversing symbolic links, or have an option that works. > > Is there an option that works, or do I need to submit a bug to the e-mail > address listed in the man page? > > MB > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
