[cs631apue] sorting files containing a dot

[mseaton]

Hello,
the standard ls sorts files stored in directories. My files that 
contains a . seems to "throw off" the sorting a bit. for example:

Here are a list of files from my /home/mseaton directory:

Desktop
Documents
Downloads
Music
NewFolder
Pictures
PrintBlocks.c
Public
SortFileSize.c
Templates
Videos
examples.desktop
file1
functions.h
headers.h
ls
ls.c
ls.c~
mozilla.pdf

As you can see, examples.desktop and a few others are out of place. Any 
suggestion for how to handle the files with the .? I was planning on 
removing the dots, sort the files and somehow put the dots back in its 
place, but this does not seem possible.

Marlon