Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 21:46:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: yeep <yeep AT xs4all DOT nl>
cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: BIG suggestion for Opendos Features
In-Reply-To: <199705091713.TAA07906@magigimmix.xs4all.nl>
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On Fri, 9 May 1997, yeep wrote:

> > > $ ls -l "This is a spaced filename"
> > > (actually I just typed the T and pressed Tab, the shell put the "s and
> all)
> > >
> > > -rw-r--r--   1 ralsina  users           0 May  8 09:31 This is a spaced
> filename
> > >
> > > It looks ok to me. Not a single \ here! :-)
> > >
> > > You *can* also do
> > > $ ls -l This\ is\ a\ spaced\ filename
> > >
> > > -rw-r--r--   1 ralsina  users           0 May  8 09:31 This is a spaced
> filename
> > >
> > > But it's not like it's forcing you :-).
> 
> I tried it in Linux, but I get them with "\".
> Perhaps it's the shell, I use BASH, what do you use?

I use bash.  However "ls" is not part of bash so the shell is
irrelevant.  What version of ls are you using?  I'll bet that
the system admin has aliased ls, or there are LS_OPTIONS set or
something.

type set at the prompt and send it to me, also send me the output
of the following commands:

uname -a
ls -alF ~
set | grep "^LS"
ls --version

Mine is:

2 capslock:~# ls --version
GNU fileutils 3.12 with color-ls patch 3.12.0.3

Well TTYL


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