I used the grep K option to find the PDF file which had a leading hyphen and a K in the filename.
I then used the double dash (--) in the rm command to delete the K file. I also used the double dash in the ls command to search for other possible files with a leading hyphen in their name. Thanks to all who helped me. On Thu, Oct 30, 2025, 6:53 PM Nicolas George <[email protected]> wrote: > alain williams (HE12025-10-30): > > 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. > > You are starting from a true fact and arriving at a wrong conclusion. It > is really ls that will decide the sort order here. I suggest you run > some tests. > > > I assume that there is not a directory with name that matches *pdf - in > which > > case ls will sort the names in there. > > Indeed. > > Regards, > > -- > Nicolas George > >
