Re: The ls command
At Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:18:59 +0000 Michael <rapidmailservice@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have a Debian 12 setup running on a desktop PC.
>
> I am trying to list my PDF files using the ls command.
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> I ran
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> ls *.pdf
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> and received the error message
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> Invalid option '--K'
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> No files were listed.
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> I subsequently ran other ls commands such as
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> ls *.doc
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> ls *.txt
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> and those commands ran as expected.
>
> Why are my PDF files not listed ?
Most likely because your PDF files include "bad" filenames (eg starting with
'--K').
Try:
ls -- *.pdf
>
>
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