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This is not an error; even if it were to be an error, it would be an
error on the shell you are using (e.g., bash). This is caused by shell
filename expansion (a.k.a. globbing). The shell correctly expanded all
entries ending in a digit -- including the soft link /usr/bin/X11...
What happens here is the package x11-common installs the directory
'/usr/bin/X11' as a soft link to '/usr/bin'. So, when you run 'ls
*[0-9]', the shell expands '*[0-9]' to all possible matches -- including
../X11! Since /usr/bin/X11 is a soft link to /usr/bin, 'ls' then lists
*all* of /usr/bin...
An easy test:
cd /tmp
% mkdir test
% touch test/a test/b test/c
% cd test
% ls *
a b c
% ln -s . test1
% ls
a b c test1
% ls *
a b c
test1:
a b c test1
Now, not listing the symbolic link:
% ls -d
a b c test1
%
As such, closing INVALID. Please do not hesitate in opening any new bugs
you may encounter.
** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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ls pattern matching listing incorrect files
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/443250
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