[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > - v6.9+ returns an error and prints garbage to stdout.
For every line of info 'ls' can't determine due to permissions issues, 'ls' prints a diagnostic; it also prints '?' for the unknown info. 'ls' eventually exits with status 1. The '?'s are not garbage: they are standins for unknown information. Perhaps the current behavior is confusing and could be improved, but surely it wouldn't be wise for 'ls' to be silent in such a situation: 'ls' should let the user know there's a problem, and it should output the best information that it can. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
