Re: ls lacking a feature?

Steve O'Hara-Smith <steveo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Roberto Waltman <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

touch '**x*'

alias lsx='ls -F | grep "*" | tr -d "*"'

touch @@x@

alias lsl='ls -F | grep @ | tr -d @'

Ooops :)

Agreed, not foolproof. I never use those characters in filenames I
create though. Well keep my eyes open for false positives. :)
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