Annie, "ls" is the command-line program for listing a directories contents. You can add "arguments" following a dash (-) that affect the way the output is presented. The "ls" program has a very wide range of possible arguments that you can add so I thought it would be interesting to see what sorts of words people could make by combining them in different ways.
If you're using OS X you can open a terminal window and type "man ls" to get a detailed listing of possible arguments. typeing "ls --help" will also give you a list of arguments with less details. anniea wrote: > please explain this to me > please > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:15 PM, james morris <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > most relevant: > > ls -diw02 > > -- > interesting output: (i have colour enabled for ls) > > ls -shim > ls -shox > ls -smack > ls -turps > > -- > most wordy: > > ls -futurist > ls -propaganda > ls -mashpotato > ls -signalfault > ls -inconspicuous > ls -inspirational > > -- > what do I win? > > > On 3/11/2009, "james morris" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > >And I thought I was being clever with > >ls -hot > > > >;-) > > > > > >On 3/11/2009, "Pall Thayer" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > >>How many literal ls argument combos can you come up with (if it > returns > >>an "invalid option", it's disqualified). > >> > >>ls -dog > >>ls -cat > >>ls -rockandroll > >>ls -artist > >>ls -musician > >>ls -fuckit > >> > >>etc... > >>_______________________________________________ > >>NetBehaviour mailing list > >>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >>http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >NetBehaviour mailing list > >[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > > -- > Video "Squad" fragment 3 min Riam06 > http://aabrahams.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/squad/ http://vimeo.com/6926113 > > "Sortir de sa bulle : entretien croisé entre Annie Abrahams et Albertine > Meunier" par Cyril Thomas > http://www.ciac.ca/magazine/entrevue.htm...................."Coming Out > of One's Bubble" Interview with Annie Abrahams and Albertine Meunier by > Cyril Thomas. http://www.furtherfield.org/displayreview.php?review_id=354 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
