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Re: Wildcard for hidden files



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On 10/22/06 05:21, Tim Post wrote:
> A really bad joke is brewing if this thread keeps up. Ah heck, why not.
> 
> How many sysadmins does it take to list the files in one directory?

In OpenVMS, it's very easy:

DIR :== DIREC/DA/SIZ=ALL

DIR SYS$LOGIN:

> ... [ ducking ]
> 
> On Sun, 2006-10-22 at 12:16 +0200, David Jardine wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 10:19:20AM +0200, Bj??rn Lindstr??m wrote:
>>> Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>:
>>>
>>>> To get *only* (well, *mostly*) hidden files), try:
>>>>
>>>> ls -aFl | grep " \."
>>> That's quite a bit more complex than necessary.
>>>
>>> ls -d .*
>> But again, that also gives you the . and .. entries.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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