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"ls" is note the same as "nlist", but it is the same as "dir". Correct

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this, and add a bit to the descriptions of "dir" and "nlist" to emphasize
the difference.

PR:		15408
Submitted by:	Joe Smith <inwap@best.com>
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Ben Smithurst 2000-07-12 19:00:50 +00:00
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@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ If no local file is specified, or if
is
.Sq Fl ,
the output is sent to the terminal.
.Pp
As this command provides extra information which is system-dependent,
you should use the
.Ic nlist
command instead if you only want a plain list of files.
.It Ic disconnect
A synonym for
.Ic close .
@ -419,22 +424,8 @@ A synonym for
.It Ic lpwd
Print the working directory on the local machine.
.It Ic \&ls Op Ar remote-directory Op Ar local-file
Print a list of the files in a
directory on the remote machine.
If
.Ar remote-directory
is left unspecified, the current working directory is used.
If interactive prompting is on,
.Nm
will prompt the user to verify that the last argument is indeed the
target local file for receiving
.Ic ls
output.
If no local file is specified, or if
.Ar local-file
is
.Fl ,
the output is sent to the terminal.
A synonym for
.Ic dir .
.It Ic macdef Ar macro-name
Define a macro.
Subsequent lines are stored as the macro
@ -543,8 +534,29 @@ exist on the current system, the remote file is considered
Otherwise, this command is identical to
.Ar get .
.It Ic nlist Op Ar remote-directory Op Ar local-file
A synonym for
.Ic ls .
Print a list of the files in a
directory on the remote machine.
If
.Ar remote-directory
is left unspecified, the current working directory is used.
If interactive prompting is on,
.Nm
will prompt the user to verify that the last argument is indeed the
target local file for receiving
.Ic ls
output.
If no local file is specified, or if
.Ar local-file
is
.Fl ,
the output is sent to the terminal.
.Pp
Note that this command only returns the filenames in the remote
directory. If you wish to see more information about the files (often
size, modification time, and so on),
you should use the
.Ic dir
command instead.
.It Ic nmap Op Ar inpattern outpattern
Set or unset the filename mapping mechanism.
If no arguments are specified, the filename mapping mechanism is unset.