On Thu, 13 Feb 2003, Vikram Goyal wrote: > ls Mail/.log\.[0-9]*$(($(date +'%y')-1))-[01]*$(($(date +'%m')-1))-*
Run "set -x" before running your command, so that you can see how bash is expanding your command line. My guess is that the files that aren't matching don't have enough digits in them. -- "Of course I'm in shape! Round's a shape, isn't it?" -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list