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difference between ls -b and ls command

hi anyone please tell me what is the difference between ls -b command and ls command.
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Old 01-10-2008
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Originally Posted by sathish2win
hi anyone please tell me what is the difference between ls -b command and ls command.
The difference is laid down in The Holy Tome of Knowlege, also known as "man pages" to the heathens. Read it, it is your friend.

For todays worship I'd like to recite, from the book of "man ls", the enlightening verse:

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-b Displays nonprintable characters in an octal (\nnn) notation.
Now go forth, RTFM and sin no more.....

bakunin
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