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On 03/11/2011 10:39 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 03/11/2011 08:28 AM, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
>> echo /opt/IBN/df | tr [A-Z] [a-z]
>>
>> produces:
>>
>>     /opt/xxx/df
>
> Let me guess - you have a file named 'x' in the current directory.
>
> Quote your arguments, so that the shell won't glob them:
>
> echo /opt/IBN/df | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'
>
> This is not cygwin-specific.
>

you are correct ;)

thank you

$ echo /opt/IBN/df | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'
/opt/ibn/df

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