Re: The ls command

[David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>]

On Thu 30 Oct 2025 at 23:54:52 (+0100), Nicolas George wrote:
> Greg Wooledge (HE12025-10-30):
> > I think we're getting lost in the terminology.  When the output of ls
> > is a pipe, ls writes one filename per line.  The output is therefore
> > a single column.
> 
> When the output of ls is not a tty (for example, a pipe), it does not
> format columns, plural. Of course, if it does not format columns, the
> output will appear as a single column.

This discussion may mystify the OP if they're still using that alias.

Cheers,
David.