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RE: Filename globbing/wildcards
- To: "'cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com'" <cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com>, "'cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com'" <cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: RE: Filename globbing/wildcards
- From: "Derwin, Frank" <Frank dot Derwin at fid-intl dot com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 15:03:06 +0100
I am doing a simple ls a* in a ksh script.
I've tried it in the bash shell too and I get the same behaviour.
Regards,
Frank
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Faylor [SMTP:cgf@cygnus.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 2:53 PM
> To: 'cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com'
> Cc: Frank.Derwin@fid-intl.com
> Subject: Re: Filename globbing/wildcards
>
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 09:48:34AM +0100, Derwin, Frank wrote:
> >I've just started using the 1.0 Cygwin CD release.
> >
> >I have a problem with filename globbing. A single * expands correctly to
> >give all filenames.
> >
> >But any variation on this (such as a* or *a) gives the error "Filename
> too
> >long", whether or not there are files that match the pattern.
> >
> >Any suggestions?
>
> I can't duplicate this behavior. Sorry.
>
> Are you doing this from a command shell? From bash? What command are you
> using?
>
> cgf
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