ls command to list long filename

[ady2012]

I had a problem to list long filename on solaris 8.
The filename likes : VHS-1234________________________________________________________________xyz.dat

Took time to list it and sometimes I can't list some directories contained this kind of filenames.
I also had a problem to copy this kind of filenames.
I used root to do cp command.
cp : can not access VHS-1234________________________________________________________________xyz.dat
Files owned by many users.
So I should use root to copy it.
Any suggestion to solve this problem?

 

[KenCunningham]

Can you use wildcards? Why are the filenames so preposterously long?

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[ady2012]

Filename generated by application. All files stored on NAS.
Yes, I can use wildcards.
I can list very long filename using firefox browser.
Any setting should be done on Solaris 8 OS?

 

[xkjdhdg]

I think this will help you.

http://www.softpanorama.org/Tools/ls.shtml

 

[kasem22]

hello every body ,I use solaris 10 on VMware ,I have user's name kasem
has home directory /export/home/kasem
I create this user completely , but ,when I need to create file or directory ,when I'm loged in by this user , shows error " cann't create file"

please : I'd like to get the answer .
regards

 

[KenCunningham]

Hi Kasem, you should really start a new thread for this, but have you checked the permissions on /export/home/kasem
? The user Kasem would usually need read write and execute on this directory.

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