/bin/ls -C Question

x0705 wcs at ho95e.UUCP
Sun Feb 23 05:54:24 AEST 1986


In article <365 at bdaemon.UUCP> carl at bdaemon.UUCP writes:
>> Ok, here is my question to the net.  Why does ls -C Sometimes
>> NOT print across the screen?  ....
>> ls make this decision on?  I have seen this behavior on both at&t 3b2
>> machines and on Tandy 6000 machines. (sys V on one Xenix 3 on the latter)
>
>This bug is known to the people at the AT&T hot-line and happens when any
>file name is 14 characters long.  When it will be fixed?????????

For that matter, when did it get broken?  My 3B2 running System V (R2?)
has this bug, but my 3B20 and VAXen running System V and VR2 don't.
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# Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs 2G-202, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs



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