Thanks Pall This helps (no, I am not using OS X)
What happens if you use ls -diw02 ?? On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Pall Thayer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > >
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