SVR2.2 "ls" bug
Larry Lippman
larry at kitty.UUCP
Sun Jul 28 14:36:44 AEST 1985
> Bug found on a 3B2 running System V release 2.2 (I don't have any other
> SVR2.2 machines to compare with):
>
> When using any of the multi-column modes of "ls" (e.g. -x or -C), the column
> spacing is normally (length of longest filename in listing + 2). However,
> if any of the filenames being listed are the maximum length for a filename
> (14 chars), the column spacing suddenly becomes 44 chars. On an 80-char-wide
> terminal this means a one-column listing.
Yup. Same problem. Same machine. Same UNIX release.
I do wish this was my most serious Release 2.2 bug, however...
Larry Lippman
Recognition Research Corp.
Clarence, New York
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