Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> ?--------- ? ? ? ? ? cwd > > How about outputting something like this instead? > > d????????? ? ? ? ? ? cwd > > The file type is typically known, so it can be listed as "d" instead > of "?". Also, this example doesn't show it, but the inode number is > also known typically, so it shouldn't be listed as "?". > > Conversely, the file mode bits are not known, so they should be listed > as "?" rather than as the (misleading) "-". > > I hacked on a patch along these lines but did not have time to finish > it; it fails the tests due to problems with file name colors. However, > if you like the idea I can work on cleaning this up.
I do like it. Thanks for doing that. But please put the name change (s/stat_failed/stat_ok) in a separate delta. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
