Bob Proulx wrote:
> Option 2 with much more description:
>
> `-d'
> `--directory'
> Do not list the contents of directories. List only the name.
> Without this option any non-option command-line arguments that
> are directories are treated specially and instead of the name the
> contents are listed. This option turns that behavior off and
> directories are only listed by name, the same as any
> non-directory file. This is most typically used with `-l' to
> list the information for the directory itself instead of its
> contents. Do not follow symbolic links unless the
> `--dereference-command-line' (`-H'), `--dereference' (`-L'), or
> `--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir' options are
> specified. Overrides `--recursive', (`-R').
Some local wordsmithing turned out the following as a better
improvement. It lists what it does in the positive first. And
removes the negative which was seen as being too confusing.
`-d'
`--directory'
List only the name of directories, not the contents. This is
most typically used with `-l' to list the information for the
directory itself instead of its contents. Do not follow symbolic
links unless the `--dereference-command-line' (`-H'),
`--dereference' (`-L'), or
`--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir' options are
specified. Overrides `--recursive', (`-R').
Bob
