Messages in this thread | | | From | Ralf Baechle <> | Subject | Re: v2.1.57: Filesystem Special Effects .... | Date | Sat, 27 Sep 1997 17:33:00 -0700 (PDT) |
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> On Sat, 27 Sep 1997, Meino Christian Cramer wrote: > > > > I have some "special effects" here with my linux. > > > > Doing a > > ls -l > > > > produces filenames like > > > > bz2=01;31mwwwoffle-1.3.tgz > > > > "ls -Ql" produces > > > > bz2=01;31m"wwwoffle-1.3.tgz" > > > > so the garbage has not become part of the filename, > > filename completion don't recognize the garbage... > > > > And: After terminating X, the filenames are correct. > > Entering X again, produces the special effects again, > > sometimes with other files. > > > > This happens first in 2.1.57, so I _think_, > > I'am not seeing this with 2.1.57. Strange.
The garbage looks like terminal control sequences, so I assumes he uses something like color ls and a inappropriate terminal emulation or wrong settings. Until further evidence comes up I believe this is a user error.
Ralf
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