Re: [Lynx-dev] Viewing local directories

[Bela Lubkin]

dan d. wrote:

> In past, years ago, I was able to use lynx to view the items in a
> directory.
>
> This included, as I recall, only the name of a file/directory on each
> line with perhaps its size if a nondirectory entry
> .
>
> Now this is a typical line:
>
> -rwxr-xr-x    1 dandunfe staff      74362 Mar  7 15:54 ack
>
> The "ack" at the end is an application in the directory, the rest is
> info about that file.
>
> Is there some config, or possible new one, item to provide just the
> file/directory name and size?

I think you must be remembering some other command-line file browser.

The oldest Lynx binary I have ready access to is from version 2.5-FM, a
Xenix binary dated 1996-07-19 (23.6 years ago).  With only minor
variations, it uses the same directory display format as current Lynx.

>Bela<