Hi, Thanks for your reply!
> Ask that in any linux/unix/bash/fileutils forum - it's off topic here. > I've been there wondering too, but not bothered to ask. When I read your reply, I understand that my question is off-topic... But, on SunOS & HP-UX, I never used this option! On this 2 platforms, it seems to me that 'ls' manages the accentuated characters without additional option... If I understand, the --show-control-chars option is specific to Cygwin (and maybe Linux)... and, my question does not seem to me off-topic... Thanks again, a+ --- Philippe -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/