Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:40:57 +0100 (CET) From: Thomas Schuerger <schuerge@wurzelausix.CS.Uni-SB.DE> To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Subject: cat bug Message-ID: <199903091040.LAA21691@wurzelausix.cs.uni-sb.de>
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Hi! When using "cat" on a directory instead of a file, "cat" will output garbage characters. I haven't found anything in the manpages about it, but I think it should produce an error instead, just like Solaris or Linux does it (e.g. Linux says: "cat: /tmp: Is a directory"). Ciao, Thomas. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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