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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:43:47 -0700
To: Wendell Pinegar <wpinegar AT healthtech DOT net>,
   "'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: Randall R Schulz <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
Subject: Re: ls incorrectly shows system hidden files
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Wendell,

At 13:25 2002-07-31, Wendell Pinegar wrote:
>I just noticed that the "ls" command in cygwin shows Windows system hidden
>files.  Hidden files shouldn't be listed by the ls command!

This at best is a matter of opinion.

My prediction is that those whose opinion counts most (that is, the people 
who do the work of maintaining the Cygwin code) do not share this opinion.


>Can this be changed?

It can. You're welcome to use the available source code to produce a 
version of "ls" that accommodates your preferences. You could even, if you 
so chose, submit your changes with a request that they be incorporated into 
the Cygwin source code base itself.


Randall Schulz
Mountain View, CA USA


>Please reply directly as I do not monitor the cygwin discussion group on a
>routine basis.  Thank you!
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Wendell W. Pinegar


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