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From: john@beaudin.UUCP (John Beaudin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: what algorothm does ls use for sizing output row/column format?
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Date: 7 May 91 04:36:06 GMT
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I mean: how does ls determine how many rows & columns to use for the
output? Assume a display width of w and a maximum filename length of n.
I don't have access to the src and always wondered.
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