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From:	Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:53:13 -0400
To:	"'cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com'" <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
Cc:	Frank DOT Derwin AT fid-intl DOT com
Subject:	Re: Filename globbing/wildcards
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In-Reply-To:	<3D28FD8408F7D111B1CF00600850BEE80154A4E3@irldub700nts.ie.fid-intl.com>; from Frank.Derwin@fid-intl.com on Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 09:48:34AM +0100

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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