On Monday 20 March 2017 02:26:01 Jon LaBadie wrote: > 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
I didn't know that either Jon. It turns out that one really should read the manpages all the way thru, something I don't always do. Its a good addition to ones "bag of tricks". Thank you. Thank you. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
