diff --git a/xorriso/opts_i_o.c b/xorriso/opts_i_o.c
index c8905904..6191c305 100644
--- a/xorriso/opts_i_o.c
+++ b/xorriso/opts_i_o.c
@@ -315,19 +315,27 @@ logfile_wrong_form:;
 /* Options -ls  alias -lsi   and -lsl  alias -lsli
        and -lsd alias -lsdi  and -lsdl alias -lsdli
        and -du  alias -dui   and -dus  alias -dusi
-   @param flag bit0= long format (-lsl , -du)
+   @param flag bit0= long format (-lsl , -du, not -dus, not -ls)
                bit1= do not expand patterns but use literally
-               bit2= du rather than ls
-               bit3= list directories as themselves (ls -d) 
+               bit2= -du rather than -ls
+               bit3= list directories as themselves (-lsd) 
 */
 int Xorriso_option_lsi(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
                       int *idx, int flag)
 {
- int ret, end_idx, filec= 0, nump, i;
+ int ret, end_idx, filec= 0, nump, i, star= 1;
  char **filev= NULL, **patterns= NULL;
  off_t mem= 0;
  struct stat stbuf;
 
+ if(flag & 4) {
+   if(!(flag & 1))
+     star= 0;
+ } else {
+   if(flag & 8)
+     star= 0;
+ }
+
  end_idx= Xorriso_end_idx(xorriso, argc, argv, *idx, 1);
  if(xorriso->do_iso_rr_pattern==0)
    flag|= 2;
@@ -357,19 +365,22 @@ no_memory:;
      {ret= -1; goto ex;}
    }
    nump= 1;
-   if(flag&8)
-     patterns[0]= ".";
-   else 
+   if(star)
      patterns[0]= "*";
+   else 
+     patterns[0]= ".";
    flag&= ~2;
  } else {
    patterns= calloc(nump, sizeof(char *));
    if(patterns==NULL)
      goto no_memory;
    for(i= 0; i<nump; i++) {
-     if(argv[i + *idx][0]==0)
-       patterns[i]= "*";
-     else
+     if(argv[i + *idx][0]==0) {
+       if(star)
+         patterns[i]= "*";
+       else
+         patterns[i]= ".";
+     } else
        patterns[i]= argv[i + *idx];
    }
  }
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.h b/xorriso/xorriso.h
index e2fdd0d1..dd869384 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.h
@@ -1597,10 +1597,10 @@ int Xorriso_option_logfile(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *channel,
 /* Command -ls  alias -lsi   and -lsl  alias -lsli
        and -lsd alias -lsdi  and -lsdl alias -lsdli
        and -du  alias -dui   and -dus  alias -dusi
-   @param flag bit0= long format (-lsl , -du)
+   @param flag bit0= long format (-lsl , -du, not -dus, not -ls)
                bit1= do not expand patterns but use literally
-               bit2= du rather than ls
-               bit3= list directories as themselves (ls -d)
+               bit2= -du rather than -ls
+               bit3= list directories as themselves (-lsd)  
 */
 int Xorriso_option_lsi(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int argc, char **argv,
                       int *idx, int flag);
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index c41dc316..e00db100 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2013.07.05.072400"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2013.07.05.164001"