In the category of "You learn something new every day",
I just stumbled across the "-v" option of the "ls" command.

When I list my vtape "Slots" directory, the first 5 entries
are:

  slot0
  slot1
  slot10
  slot100
  slot101

slot2 doesn't appear for another 40 or 50 entries.
Well the "-v" options gives the desired ordering,
i.e. 0, 1, 2, 3, ...

The description of the "-v" option is:

  -v  natural sort of (version) numbers within text

Might be something to add to your kit bag.

Jon
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