Re: Help clarify the '-l' option of ls(1).

2006-04-12 Thread RW
On Wednesday 12 April 2006 16:47, David Robillard wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'd like to have an explication about the '-l' (minus L) option of the > ls(1) command. >... > Does anyone know any details about this 'number of links' ??? It's what it says on the tin; it's the number of links to th

Re: Help clarify the '-l' option of ls(1).

2006-04-12 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Apr 12), David Robillard said: > I'd like to have an explication about the '-l' (minus L) option of > the ls(1) command. What exactly is the signification of the second > column in the display? The man page states that it is 'the number of > links'. But what does it mean exactl

Re: Help clarify the '-l' option of ls(1).

2006-04-12 Thread David J Brooks
On Wednesday 12 April 2006 10:47, David Robillard wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'd like to have an explication about the '-l' (minus L) option of the > ls(1) command. > What exactly is the signification of the second column in the display? The > man page > states that it is 'the number of links'. B