From e246ae876550f07bde562fb668b0773ef8220745 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:01:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (usage): Explain about default wrt --hide-control-chars and --show-control-chars. Reported by Germano Leichsenring. --- src/ls.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c index 6b98db6a11..1e7c3bfb91 100644 --- a/src/ls.c +++ b/src/ls.c @@ -2906,6 +2906,9 @@ Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuSUX nor --sort.\n\ -o use long listing format without group info\n\ -p, --file-type append indicator (one of /=@|) to entries\n\ -q, --hide-control-chars print ? instead of non graphic characters\n\ + (This is the default unless the output is a\n\ + terminal and the program is `ls'; otherwise,\n\ + the default is --show-control-chars)\n\ --show-control-chars show non graphic characters as-is (default)\n\ -Q, --quote-name enclose entry names in double quotes\n\ --quoting-style=WORD use quoting style WORD for entry names:\n\ -- 2.47.3