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Old 09-16-2007
command question

Hi all! I would like to ask..

What's the correct ls command or any other unix related command to List all files/directories that contain either an uppercase or lowercase G (or whichever letters) in their name?

Thank you Smilie
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Old 09-16-2007
Code:
ls *[gG]*

Cheers,
K
kamitsin
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Old 09-16-2007
Thank you soo much K
 
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