On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, 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.
ls checks the value of isatty(stdout). If it is true, it prints multicolumn output. If false, it prints single column output like in ls -1 it is single column for anything other than a terminal. -- Don't abandon hope: your Tom Mix decoder ring arrives tomorrow. ------------------------------------------------------- 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
