If you have a filename beginning with a "dash" such as '-test.png' and you attempt to 'ls *.png' you get the following error:
$ ls *.png ls: invalid option -- e Try `ls --help' for more information. $ ls | grep png -test.png This is with GNU fileuitls version 4.1.11 on a GNU/Linux machine running Gentoo Linux 1.2 with gcc 2.95.3. Have not been able to test on other distribution. AFAIK, the only forbidden characters are / and NULL, so I believe it is a bug. ~Todd Geders _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils