Paul Eggert wrote: > Jason Vas Dias wrote: > > $ ls -dl /. | od -cx > > ... > > 0000040 r 2 0 1 5 : 2 8 / . \n > > 2072 3032 3120 3a35 3832 2f20 0a2e > > 0000056 > > > > Please could the ls developer let me know if it 100% POSIXLY correct > > that ls appends 0x20 to the filename '/.' here ? > > I don't see any space appended there. The last four bytes of > output are 0x20, 0x2f, 0x2e, 0x0a (space, /, ., newline). > Perhaps you're misunderstanding the little-endian nature of > od -x output?
Perhaps this FAQ reference might be helpful. http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/#The-_0027od-_002dx_0027-command-prints-bytes-in-the-wrong-order_002e Bob
