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Isn't that the same as ls -1?

• gpvos 13y ago
  Mostly, yes, except that ls -1 does not turn off colours, and maybe there are a few more differences.
  • Ziomislaw 13y ago
    I can't imagine why anyone would want to spawn another process instead of just RTFM, if you are on linux: ls --color=never -1
    • oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
      Because, in many - if not most - situations, spawning another process is insanely lightweight compared to the cognitive/physical load of your alternative (which includes remembering the switch and its value ("never" is hardly intuitive), remembering whether or not you're using a system that supports it (surprise, surprise, OSX doesn't), and typing all those extra characters). Admittedly, I never actually do this because I don't ever care to not see colour (what would be the motive?), but I can understand why the OP does what they do.
    • syncsynchalt 13y ago
      You are Randal L. Schwartz and I claim my five pounds. [http://partmaps.org/era/unix/award.html http://partmaps.org/era/unix/award.html]
  • prakashk 13y ago
    Color output is not on by default in 'ls'. Your 'ls' must be an alias for the real ls with some options. For example, mine is: $ type ls ls is aliased to `ls --color=auto' A quick way to run the original 'ls' (not the aliased version), just prefix it with backslash: $ \ls ... Or: $ command ls ...