UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Forgive me if there is an answer to this somewhere in the forums. I've gone through as much as I could but couldn't find a relevant answer.

What I'm trying to do is use the ll command to list some files in a subdirectory that matches a certain format.

I've tried ll *.*a* <subdirectory> but could not get the result that I needed. Instead, it listed the files that matched that format in the current directory then listed all the files in the subdirectory. Something like:

ll *.*a* <subdirectory>
-rw------- 2 <username> 2401 Sep 3 21.51 filename.backup
-rw------- 2 <username> 289 Aug 23 15:53 filename2.bat

<subdirectory>:
total 12
-rw------- 1 <username> 34 Sep 1 21:33 filename3.txt
-rw------- 1 <username> 435 Sep 1 3:34 filename4.bat
-rw------- 1 <username> 455 Aug 7 18:34 filename5.bat


(Sorry about the <subdirectory> and <username>, I have to exclude those two bits of info.)

Am I missing something here? Probably seems like a very simple answer. I'm pretty new to Unix so I'm still trying to pick it up as I go.

Code:

 
ll subdirectory/*.*a*

Code:

ll subdirectory/*.*a*

I was going to say "hey, I already tried that..." but I just noticed the "/" that I was missing. Thanks! That solved it. Hm, I should go look into that "/" in Unix. Thanks, again!