Re: The ls command

[Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com>]

At Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:33:54 +0000 Michael <rapidmailservice@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> The command
>
> ls -- *.pdf
>
> has been run and a very large number of PDF files has been listed.
>
> It is very difficult to spot any strangely named PDF files.
>
> What command should be issued to easily list any strangely named PDF file ?
>
> Also, alias ls = ls -CF
>

ls -- -*.pdf

>
> On Thu, Oct 30, 2025, 4:14 PM Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> wrote:
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> > On 2025-10-30 15:23:40 +0000, fxkl47BF@protonmail.com wrote:
> > > try ls *.pdf --
> >
> > No, the "--" must appear *before* the pathnames.
> >
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