Re: bin/60213: cat dumps dir list and glitchs tty font after using cat on a directory accidentaly (for ex. cat /); using NetBSD 11.0_RC3 (i386)

To: "Valery Ushakov via gnats" <gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost>, <netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: bin/60213: cat dumps dir list and glitchs tty font after using cat on a directory accidentaly (for ex. cat /); using NetBSD 11.0_RC3 (i386)
From: <c.santa%gmx.de@localhost>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:04:55 +0000

Thanks a lot for your effort. Michael van Elst was very kind to explain me that directories were historicaly files. I understand why it's normal Unix behavior and not a bug.

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- Re: bin/60213: cat dumps dir list and glitchs tty font after using cat on a directory accidentaly (for ex. cat /); using NetBSD 11.0_RC3 (i386)
  - From: Valery Ushakov via gnats

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