Subject: Re: NETBSD vs. Linux 'ls' command
To: Allen Briggs <briggs@puma.bevd.blacksburg.va.us>
From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/02/1996 07:43:40
>> > Linix has a nice feature such that when using the 'ls' command directorys, 
>> > links, etc. show up in different colors. Does BSD support that feature.
>> No, nor should it.
>
>I agree with this, and I don't think you'll find many who disagree, but
>it should be noted that nothing is preventing anyone from getting the
>sources for the colorized ls and building/running them on their machine.

   In fact, there's even a FreeBSD port of it:

ftp://wcarchive.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ports/misc/linuxls

   The port should work under NetBSD with little or no changes.

-DG

David Greenman
Core Team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project