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On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:04:08 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> On Wednesday 14 July 2010 23:52:24 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> > On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:35:43 +0100, Jorge Almeida wrote: |
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> > > How can I prevent bash of blinking when running "ls -l" on a |
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> > > directory with broken links? The thing gets in the way, and it is |
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> > > really unbearable if a directory contains lots of broken links. |
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> > Isn't that rather like fixing low oil pressure in your car by |
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> > disconnecting the warning light? What you want is possible, you |
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> > already have the answer, but maybe "emerge app-misc/symlinks" is a |
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> > better solution. |
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> He's moaning about the indiscriminate use of the <blink> tag. |
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> And quite rightly too. Stick it in one of your own personal web pages |
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> and watch everyone here eviscerate you for such a heinous crime against |
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> humanity. |
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Agreed, but when a directory "contains lots of broken links", maybe it's |
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better to fix the problem than the warning. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Joystick: (n.) a device essential for performing business tasks and |
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training exercises esp. favored by pilots, tank commanders, riverboat |
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gamblers, and medieval warlords. |
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