> > > > > I realize my question may be an eye-roller for some people, but > > > > > > "as I learnt to read years ago," > > > > > > is the type of answer that makes non-Linux users think that we're a > > > bunch of elitist snob. > > > > No, it doesn't. > > It's appropriate sarcasm. > > A quick scroll and a basic knowledge of the alphabet is all that's > > required to locate any file/directory in even a complex listing. > > That feature appears useful in case of a directory with lots of files > where the first part of the filename is unknown (i.e. one can't guess > even the general area in the listing where the file might be). >
That's exactly my point. Thank you Andrei. You've been helpful since I started using Debian.
