Re: the "ls" command line

On 23Aug2016 18:00, Markus Schönhaber <fedora-users(a)list-post.mks-mail.de&gt; wrote: > what is the difference between these two commands ? >> ls /* >> and >> ls /*/ >> >> ------------------- >> these two commands give me different output: >> >> ls -ld /* =--->list all the files inside the directory (both files and >> subdirectories) >> >> ls -ld /*/ =---> give me the list of only the (subdirectory inside the >> directory) >> > > The difference is not caused by ls but rather by the way the shell does > the filename expansion. > In case it isn't clear, only directories will have stuff inside them (/a/b...) so /*/ will only match directries. BTW: If you're using bash, it will by default show you the expanded list > of filenames that match the pattern if you press Ctrl-X * when the > cursor is positioned directly after the pattern. > And in any shell you can investigate this kind of thing like this: echo /* echo /*/ and see exactly what command is dipatched like this: ( set -x ; ls /* ) ( set -x ; ls /*/ ) Using a subshell here purely so that the "set -x" applies only to the only command. Cheers, Cameron Simpson <cs(a)zip.com.au&gt; -- users mailing list users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org