On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:04:08 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Wednesday 14 July 2010 23:52:24 Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:35:43 +0100, Jorge Almeida wrote: > > > How can I prevent bash of blinking when running "ls -l" on a > > > directory with broken links? The thing gets in the way, and it is > > > really unbearable if a directory contains lots of broken links. > > > > Isn't that rather like fixing low oil pressure in your car by > > disconnecting the warning light? What you want is possible, you > > already have the answer, but maybe "emerge app-misc/symlinks" is a > > better solution. > > He's moaning about the indiscriminate use of the <blink> tag. > > And quite rightly too. Stick it in one of your own personal web pages > and watch everyone here eviscerate you for such a heinous crime against > humanity.
Agreed, but when a directory "contains lots of broken links", maybe it's
better to fix the problem than the warning.
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