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Old 01-27-2010, 02:39 PM   #16
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good idea, will do now.
 
Old 01-27-2010, 02:53 PM   #17
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How about this?
Code:
cat $(ls -v file*)
(Note that if ls is aliased there are several ways to bypass it.
Code:
cat $(/bin/ls -v file*)    #use the full path

cat $(\ls -v file*)    #escape it with a backslash

cat $("ls" -v file*)   #escape it with quotes
 
  


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