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RE: ls and long file names

That is purely normal ls behaviour: ls tries to put as many equal length
columns on the screen; the length of the column has some minimum (32
perhaps) but is extended to fit the longest file name in the directory.

So if you have very long fil enames, the column width is set, e.g. to 64
characters, and ls has no space on the current tty to display more than
one (it will need 128 characters-wide window to display 2, but usually
is given an 80-chars one).

HTH,

	Bernard

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jose I. Cabrera [mailto:jicman@cinops.xerox.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 25, 1999 8:02 PM
> To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com
> Subject: ls and long file names
> 
> 
> When there is a file with a long name in a directory, the ls 
> output defaults to one item per line.  i.e.
> 
> <13:57:44> <6>ls
> 10jobs.sh
> 1liner
> 3_5_5.xfc
> Add2files
> Addfile.txt
> CPBU_East_and_West_Phone_List_Updated_January_7.doc
> CPBUphonelist.txt
> CPBUphonelist2.txt
> Comm.pl
> Comm.pl.discuss
> Comm_pl-1_8_tar
> Commdoc.txt
> FIXEWOD.PL
> Gazette
> Ivelearned.txt
> MONITO~1.PL
> Macros
> N3217507.xfc
> N3217508.xfc
> N3217508.zip
> N3218063.xfc
> emailbirthdays.pl
> epod
> epodsave.txt
> ewod
> firmware
> fixtopten
> fixtten
> full.exe
> gazette.txt
> gazettes
> gdbx_exe.gz
> getallprov.pl
> getallpsalm.pl
> getfromodouls.p
> quote
> readers
> remote_tar
> rename.p
> save
> sch_gaz
> sch_gaz.odouls
> sendgaz
> sendgaz9.pl
> sendgazette
> sendjob
> sendmail
> sendmail.exe
> sendnote
> sendquest
> sendreq
> setp
> socket.pl
> socketget.p
> swod
> telopt.p
> topten
> trayswitch.prn
> typeg
> usr
> webget.p
> <13:58:10> <7>
> 
> while if the files are small, you get:
> 
> <13:42:19> <11>ls
> erotlk1298.xls          w98-hp5si.prn           w981.01.16-990223b.prn
> w98-1-01-16.prn         w98-hp5sib.prn          w981.01.16-990223c.prn
> w98-1-01-16b.prn        w98-hp5sic.prn
> w98-1-01-16c.prn        w981.01.16-990223.prn
> <13:44:50> <12>
> 
> Does anyone have any kind of idea on how to fix this?  I 
> tried all kinds of switches and got no different result.
> 
> anyone?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> jose
> 
> 
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