ls -d returns only '.' Per your faq this is the designed in operation ls --help does not reflect that operation:
-d, --directory list directory entries instead of contents, and do not dereference symbolic links For that result it should read -d, --directory lists base directory entry only instead of contents, There is no way to get directory entries (plural or multiple levels) with just -d making that description of -d very inaccurate. Thanks, John _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils