unsubscribe --- Jim wrote: > duuuuh....I knew that - but I can only remember it > when my brain is > functioning > > On Tuesday 04 December 2001 13:39, you wrote: > > add an "a" to the command to see hidden files. > What are hidden files you > > ask, they are files that start with "." > > > > so to see hidden files type "ls -a" or "ls -la" > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Davidm > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jim [mailto:farli@unitywave.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 1:09 PM > > > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > Subject: Re: Regular Expression Case Sensitivity > > > > > > > > > The 'rm' only asked me if i wanted to delete > aaaa and bbbb, > > > as it should. > > > The really interesting thing that I found is > that ls and ls-l > > > never showed me > > > the .abcd file. > > > > > > On Tuesday 04 December 2001 12:54, you wrote: > > > > Try this in an empty directory and let me know > if this is a bug or a > > > > feature or an error on my part. > > > > > > > > Create several files of upper and lower case > names: > > > > > > > > touch aaaa > > > > touch AAAA > > > > touch bbbb > > > > touch BBBB > > > > touch 1234 > > > > touch .abcd > > > > > > > > Now use a regular expression to delete all > files starting > > > > > > with a lower case > > > > > > > letter: > > > > > > > > rm [a-z]* > > > > > > > > When I was experimenting with this all of the > files > > > > > > starting with *any* > > > > > > > alphabetic character were deleted. This was > unexpected and > > > > > > I'm not sure if > > > > > > > I am misinterpreting the regular expression or > if I am > > > > > > delusional. Let me > > > > > > > know what you get. FYI, I am using Red Hat > Linux 7.2 so I would be > > > > interested if it's just me. > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > See > http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if > your > > > > > > mail doesn't > > > > > > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape > to write mail. > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > See > http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if > your > > > mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you > use Netscape to > > > write mail. > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml > if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and > you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com