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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-01-18 08:41:06 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-01-18 08:41:06 +0000
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downloadcoreutils-f0110096ac8501a66285390f97437ca5b20b0193.tar.xz
ls [4.1.1]: Mention that --dereference-command-line (-H) is now the default,
unless one of the -d, -F, or -l options are given. From Paul Eggert
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* ls no longer truncates user names or group names that are longer
than 8 characters.
* ls's new --dereference-command-line option causes it to dereference
- symbolic links on the command-line only.
+ symbolic links on the command-line only. It is the default unless
+ one of the -d, -F, or -l options are given.
* ls -H now means the same as ls --dereference-command-line, as per POSIX.
* ls -g now acts like ls -l, except it does not display owner, as per POSIX.
* ls -n now implies -l, as per POSIX.