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NAME

       lc - list directory and file names in columns


SYNOPSIS

       lc [ -fdbcspan1 ] [ directory ... ]


DESCRIPTION

       Lc lists the elements of the given directories.  The elements are
       divided into the five basic types (files, directories, character
       special files, block special files, and pipes) and are printed in
       alphabetical order.  They are normally printed 5 to a line, preceeded
       by a title indicating the type, but the -1 option can be used to force
       single-column untitled output.

       If no argument is given, the current working directory is used by
       default.  The contents of all directories named in the argument list
       are displayed.  while all other names (i.e. non-directories) are
       ignored.  This feature allows one to use a shell's pattern matching
       abilities to generate the arguments without having to worry about non-
       directory names that might also be matched (e.g.  would do an lc of all
       the non-hidden directories in one's home directory).

       The special entries and are normally not listed; the -a option causes
       them to be listed as well.

       The -n option turns off all output; this is useful when only the exit
       status is wanted.  (The exit status is 0 if something would have been
       printed, 1 otherwise.)

       If any of the following option arguments are given, lc lists only those
       types of entries; otherwise, all entries are listed.  The options and
       their meanings are:

            f      list ordinary files

            d      list directories

            b      list block special files

            c      list character special files

            s      list all special files

            p      list permanent pipes

       Lc may be used with the substitution features of the Shell to select
       particular kinds of files (eg, directories) to take part in some
       processing, for example:

       This lists the contents of all sub-directories of the current
       directory.


DIAGNOSTICS

       Symbolic links are normally followed, and each prints under the
       category of the type of thing to which it is linked.  If the symbolic
       link points to a nonexistent pathname, or if you do not have permission
       to resolve the pathname, lc will list the link under the category
       Unresolved Symbolic Links.


AUTHOR

       Math Faculty Computing Facility, University of Waterloo
       Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
       http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/mfcf/

                                      UW                                 LC(1)

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