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Message no. 1
From: What's this button do? <GRAFF85@********.CORTLAND.EDU>
Subject: UNIX clarified..
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 17:56:01 -0400
umm what I forgot to mention was that I was using ftp to many UNIX ftp servers
and I am on VMS... it won't accept a comman like rem man ls tho

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Message no. 2
From: Joe Bay <bay@*******.RUTGERS.EDU>
Subject: Re: UNIX clarified..
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 20:10:43 EST
I think in ftp there aren't many switches for ls. Bummer.
Message no. 3
From: A cohort's CoHort <cohort@******.CONNECTED.COM>
Subject: Re: UNIX clarified..
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 01:02:04 -0800
On Thu, 3 Mar 1994, Joe Bay wrote:

> I think in ftp there aren't many switches for ls. Bummer.
>
Oh, yes there are!
First off, "ls -C" gives you a standard VMS-ish output, with filenames
ordered, and stacked side-by-side.
"ls -l" or "dir" gives you filenames, sizes, permissions and owners.

These two will get you a long way in the UNIX ftp server world alone.

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