how to list file and sort by filename using ls

[Jerry Feldman]

On Monday 24 April 2006 3:46 pm, Zhao Peng wrote:
> Now I should say good afternoon :)
>
> Using either "ls -ul" or "ls -cl"(which are supposed to sort by name
> according to manual, if I understood and used correctly), I just can't
> list files and sort them by filenames.
>
> Google results of key word ""sort by name" linux ls" is pretty much the
> same as man ls, not helpful.
>
> OS: Redhat Enterprise.
Try "info ls"
GNU likes to live up to it's GNU is Not Unix.
Here is a section that should give you what you want. 
An excerpt:
10.1.3 Sorting the output
-------------------------

These options change the order in which `ls' sorts the information it
outputs.  By default, sorting is done by character code (e.g., ASCII
order).


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