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    In which shell, which operating system, which terminal, etc.? Commented May 24, 2012 at 23:32
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    @Mikel There is a package "sl" that provides "sl" as "ls". The tips bash gives in Ubuntu also say that "LS" is provided by "sl". Commented May 25, 2012 at 0:18
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    This is bash 4 (installed with Fink) in Mac OS X 10.7. It also works for other commands that I have aliased like rm and grep. Commented May 25, 2012 at 2:34
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    It's just a joke :) from the mn page: LS - display animations aimed to correct users who accidentally enter LS instead of ls. Commented May 25, 2012 at 9:29
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    I think this works for Mac OS X because its filesystem is case-insensitive by default. It won't work on other unixes. Commented May 25, 2012 at 13:30