WG15 Defect Report Ref: 9945-2-39
Topic: ls

This is an approved interpretation of 9945-2:1993.

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Last update: 1997-05-20 

								9945-2-39

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	Topic:			ls
	Relevant Sections:	4.39.8
	Classification:		No change


Defect Report:
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Line 6071 states that  ls  should exit with 0 if "All files
were written successfully." The  ls  command does not normally
write files, but this implies that it does.


A clarification of the intended behavior is required.

(Bob Korn - Unisys)

WG15 response for 9945-2:1993 
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The sentence means "The names of all relevant files were written
successfully"


Rationale for Interpretation:
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None
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