tags 11117 notabug
On 03/29/2012 07:03 AM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 03/28/2012 01:38 PM, Göran Uddeborg wrote:
>
>> DIRED_FPUTS_LITERAL (_(" -> "), stdout);
>
> Enough programs expect '->' that it may be wise to leave it alone.
> Also, POSIX requires that 'ls' use '->', and does
> not allow 'ls' to use '→' in any locale.
>
> I like the nicer arrows, though. Perhaps 'ls' could output
> them if given a new option (here I duck and run....).
This came up a couple of times already,
so I'm marking this as "done".
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2009-08/msg00023.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2009-09/msg00096.html
Note '→' often displays less clearly with monospace fonts
used on terminals.
cheers,
Pádraig.
