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By default, `ls` doesn't even list all files. So no, it does not do its job, let alone 'well'.
by mfukar 10y ago
By default, `ls` doesn't even list all files. So no, it does not do its job, let alone 'well'.
- oneeyedpigeon 10y agoIt hides hidden files by default. It would be bizarre if it didn't do that.
- mfukar 10y agoAh, hidden files. That's files with "-hidden" in their name, right?
- JdeBP 10y agoIn an alternative universe, Dennis Ritchie would have fixed the bug and yes, the current behaviour would indeed be seen as bizarre; as it actually is on systems which didn't have this bug to turn into a feature.