On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 07:21:37PM +0100, Nicolas George wrote: > Van Snyder (HE12025-10-30): > > Maybe sort it first > > ls -- *pdf | sort | less > > Have you observed a difference? > > (Hint: ls already sorts.)
However: in this case the filename expansion (*pdf) is done by the shell and so it is the shell which will have sorted the names. I assume that there is not a directory with name that matches *pdf - in which case ls will sort the names in there. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 https://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers. Registration Information: https://www.phcomp.co.uk/Contact.html #include <std_disclaimer.h>
