debian-user@howorth.org.uk (HE12025-10-30): > err no, ls lists multiple files on a line and this wouldn't pick up any > file at the start of a line. grep '--K' is better. Have you tested what you say before sending this mail? No, you have not, because: (1) ls does not output columns when its output is not a tty; (2) grep '--K' would not work at all. Please avoid wasting people's time with unreliable information. -- Nicolas George