This is exactly what I would expect. The problem arises when you use long filenames. All of the filenames you use here are less than 8 characters, so the long filename and the short filename are the same. If you have these two files in the same directory A long file name.txt alongf~2.txt doing 'dir along*.*' will show both files. Try doing 'dir /x' to show both long and short filenames and you'll see what I mean. The first filename will (probably, the number following the tilde may be different depending on what other files are/were in that directory, and if the number is multiple digits, that part before the tilde will be shorter to compensate and make the filename 8 characters) show up as alongf~1.txt. M. Adam Davis wrote: > Still works for me. WinXP, SP2 (5.1.2600). Stock "CMD" command line > as well as "command" command line (I don't know what, if any, > difference there is) > > I created a directory with files test0001.txt to test0030.txt > (inclusive) and the commands work as follows: > > C:\test>dir test00?0.txt > Volume in drive C has no label. > Volume Serial Number is 405E-0160 > > Directory of C:\test > > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0010.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0020.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0030.txt > 3 File(s) 0 bytes > 0 Dir(s) 946,507,776 bytes free > > C:\test>dir test00?3.txt > Volume in drive C has no label. > Volume Serial Number is 405E-0160 > > Directory of C:\test > > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0003.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0013.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0023.txt > 3 File(s) 0 bytes > 0 Dir(s) 946,507,776 bytes free > > C:\test>dir test00??.txt > Volume in drive C has no label. > Volume Serial Number is 405E-0160 > > Directory of C:\test > > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0001.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0002.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0003.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0004.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0005.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0006.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0007.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0008.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0009.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0010.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0011.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0012.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0013.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0014.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0015.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0016.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0017.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0018.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0019.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0020.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0021.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0022.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0023.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0024.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0025.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0026.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0027.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0028.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0029.txt > 10/23/2006 10:08 AM 0 test0030.txt > 30 File(s) 0 bytes > 0 Dir(s) 954,458,112 bytes free > > What OS and command line are you using? > > -Adam > > On 10/23/06, Russell McMahon wrote: > >> I suppose this has been broken for years. >> I'd swear I'd used it recently. >> >> DIR ABCD????.JPG etc >> >> no longer returns what you'd expect of olde time. >> >> And >> >> DIR ABCD???3.JPG >> >> returns files with abcdef~3.JPG short file names. >> >> I suppose you can alter this behaviour somewhere but it's not yet >> obvious (to me) how. >> Very annoying. >> >> >> Russell.. . >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist