The December Linux Gazette is out

The December issue of the Linux Gazette is out, but it consists only of one "back page" article bemoaning the lack of submissions and asking for more participation. "Because you - you, our readers, our authors, the participants in this process, the people who get involved and passionate and interested - you are the reason for the continuing existence of LG. If you're not there, not involved, and not interested... then LG has outlived its usefulness to the community, and all that's left is to thank everyone who has contributed, publish a wrap-up issue, turn off the lights, and go home. I can only hope that things have not reached that state - and I hope to see those articles, those questions, that commitment to tell me so."

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The December Linux Gazette is out - sort of

Posted Dec 2, 2009 21:09 UTC (Wed) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]

Does anyone really care about LG anymore? I suspect that it has outlived its usefulness and
the wrapup article, with thanks, is probably appropriate.

Q: Hey Answer Gang? How do I list files on my computer?

A: Well. You can use the 'ls' command for that! Just type 'ls' at the command prompt. If you
want more detailed information you can use the "long" option:

ls -l

By default, the files are sorted alphabetically by name. If you want the files sorted by size,
you can use the -S option, like so:

ls -S

To reverse the order of the sort, you can use the -R option:

ls -R

or combine more than one option like this:

ls -lSR

For more information, type 'man ls' at your command prompt.

We sincerely hope that you have enjoyed this week's edition of the Answer Gang!

The December Linux Gazette is out - sort of

Posted Dec 2, 2009 22:42 UTC (Wed) by pbr (guest, #28241) [Link]

Dude...

ls -R is recursive.

ls -r is reversing the order.

If you're gonna play 'Answer Gang' you've gotta get it right.

The December Linux Gazette is out - sort of

Posted Dec 3, 2009 15:38 UTC (Thu) by sbergman27 (guest, #10767) [Link]

Oops. I use recursive more than I use reverse, and tend to hit the shift key without thinking
about it.

At any rate, I tend to view LWN as the gold standard, and have long been underwhelmed by
LG.

The December Linux Gazette is out - sort of

Posted Dec 3, 2009 21:45 UTC (Thu) by jordanb (guest, #45668) [Link]

> If you're gonna play 'Answer Gang' you've gotta get it right.

I think that would be a violation of the spirit of 'Answer Gang.'

The December Linux Gazette is out - sort of

Posted Dec 7, 2009 11:54 UTC (Mon) by rickmoen (subscriber, #6943) [Link]

"pbr" wrote: If you're gonna play 'Answer Gang' you've gotta get it right.

Well, if he'd submitted it to the Gazette, we editors would have corrected his error. ;-)

Rick Moen
rick@linuxmafia.com

The December Linux Gazette is out - sort of

Posted Dec 13, 2009 4:40 UTC (Sun) by Baylink (subscriber, #755) [Link]

Or, at least, discussed it extensively. :-)