As a complete Linux newbie, I am trying to brush up on my command-line skills in terminal and I have hit a problem.

I have Ubuntu Linux with Gnome GUI. In Gnome, my application config files are displayed as icons with user-friendly names. For example, the config file for the CD ripper is shown as:

Sound Juicer CD Ripper

but the real filename when shown using 'ls' on that directory is:

sound-juicer.desktop

Is there a way to find out or display the 'real' filename in Gnome?

Also, I have searched but cannot find a Unix/Linux equivalent of the DOS '/p' switch to display a directory listing one page at a time?

Any help would be appreciated

To display a directory listing one page at a time, type

ls -al | less

As far as listing the real file name goes, doesn't Ubuntu offer a "Properties" link when you right-click on the icon?

HTH.

James

Not sure about the gnome extension hiding, as I do not use it. But to list a directory line by line or page by page pipe (|) to less. As in:

ls | less

Hey thx guys
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or 'less' does the trick with the listing.

Gnome has a properties dialogue (right-click) - but for some reason the real filename is not shown.