On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:58:14 +0100, Dave Pawson <dave.paw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ls -al works as expected > > ls *.xml ... fails? > > [dpawson@localhost pawson]$ ls *.xml > ls: invalid option -- ':' > Try `ls --help' for more information. > > > Not sure if it's a bug or my setup? You have some filename that confuses ls. Try one of: ls ./*.xml ls -- *.xml (and use sane filenames in the future). -- D.
