Hello, On 5 June 2011 20:07, A. Mani <a.mani.cms at gmail.com> wrote: > $ ls *.pdf > does not work, but > (ls: invalid option -- 'e' > Try `ls --help' for more information.) Is there a pdf file starting with '-e'? :) Try: 'ls -- *.pdf'. Ray -- Raymond A. Meijer You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore