ls long format, an extra period between permission and hard link, inconsistent
by kaz2100 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6G76Y)
Dear Experts.
After using Linux/unix for a while, I ran into this situation.
System setup is several Debian (amd64) nodes, sharing a disk by nfs.
Situation is about long format of ls command. Please refer following window:
Code:>ls -l
(..)
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 user001 group02 16760 Nov 1 15:53 a.out
(..)What is "." (after permission, before hard link)?
Weird thing is that some nodes do have this period, while some do not.
So far, I have checked following, and no difference:
1. ls aliased to ls --color=auto
2. nfs related files, (/etc/fstab and /etc/exports options)
3. tcsh and bash (not all variable are checked though)
4. most probably, not related file/directory/link
5. This page has ".", but no explanation.
6. It looks like that "." occupies a field.
Question Can any experts direct me to next step?
After using Linux/unix for a while, I ran into this situation.
System setup is several Debian (amd64) nodes, sharing a disk by nfs.
Situation is about long format of ls command. Please refer following window:
Code:>ls -l
(..)
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 user001 group02 16760 Nov 1 15:53 a.out
(..)What is "." (after permission, before hard link)?
Weird thing is that some nodes do have this period, while some do not.
So far, I have checked following, and no difference:
1. ls aliased to ls --color=auto
2. nfs related files, (/etc/fstab and /etc/exports options)
3. tcsh and bash (not all variable are checked though)
4. most probably, not related file/directory/link
5. This page has ".", but no explanation.
6. It looks like that "." occupies a field.
Question Can any experts direct me to next step?