This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C17D03.B4D9A1A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 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 > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C17D03.B4D9A1A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Regular Expression Case Sensitivity

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
>

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