On Monday 01 July 2002 05:46 pm, Linux Rockz wrote: > I have been using output redirection for quite sometime. I have often > wondered why it is that when I use the 'ls' command, the output is in > several columns on the monitor while it is in a single column when I > redirect the output to a file.
You didn't read the texinfo documentation for ls. To quote: By default, the output is sorted alphabetically. If standard output is a terminal, the output is in columns (sorted vertically) and control characters are output as question marks; otherwise, the output is listed one per line and control characters are output as-is. Binand ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
