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Re: files and directories distinction:
- From: Jon Cast <jcast at ou dot edu>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 20:30:44 -0500
- Subject: Re: files and directories distinction:
Randall R Schulz <rrschulz@cris.com> wrote:
> Aldi,
> I don't know about "dir," which is a Windows / DOS-ism,
Actually, from GNU/Linux:
$ which dir
/usr/bin/dir
`dir' is a GNU program which is equivalent to `ls -C -b'. I don't
know whether he meant the dir in command.com or GNU dir, but `dir' is
not just a DOS-ism. (Sorry, I'm just feeling feisty today.)
<snip>
> Randall Schulz
> Mountain View, CA USA
Jon Cast
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