> > $ ls -d /tmp/[A-Z]* Works as expected here. > Can anybody offer an explanation for this curious behaviour ? Try: alias ls (to see if you're getting invisible flags enabled) /bin/ls -d /tmp/[A-Z]* (to try the command without such) ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.Hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated** _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos