"James W. Haefner" wrote:
>
> I just installed RedHat7.1 and find to my great dismay that ls
> does not do strict ascii char alphabetization. It says it does
> in the info file, but in operation uppercase is listed with lower case and
> leding non-alphanumeric letters are ignored.
>
> You may think this is a feature, but without an option to return
> to the old (and if I may be so bold, CORRECT) method, this is a
> bug.
>
> If I sound disgruntled, it is because I am. If this is a Redhat thing
> then I apologize, but 'ls --help' directed me to you.
>
It's a feature. It's POSIX. It's a FAQ. There's a workaround.
Set LC_COLLATE=C or LC_COLLATE=POSIX, rather than the locale it's
set to right now. It's ruffled a few feathers :) Be sure to export
your vars.
Be well,
Matt
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