Your bug report #9504: ls oddity which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 9504@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 9504: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=9504 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems