Re: problem with ls -a

[Matt Schalit]

Joe Halpin wrote:
> 
> I hadn't noticed this personally because I don't use the -a option that
> much. But I saw a discussion about it on comp.unix.shell, and thought
> I'd mention it in case nobody else did.


Hi Joe.

This question is now offically frequently asked on this list.
It's the biggest gripe with RedHat 7.1 and/or fileutils 4.1.
Apparently the change was made in the ls.c source code to
bring it into POSIX compliance, which sorts the output using
the LC_COLLATE feature of you locale settings.

Workaround is to set LC_COLLATE to POSIX or C.

It's a difficult debate.  20 years of historical
ls behavior vs POSIX standards.  

Best,
Matthew