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From: "Noel L Yap" <yap_noel AT jpmorgan DOT com>
To: mminnis AT prefres DOT com
cc: Cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:39:56 -0400
Subject: Re: Filename globbing/wildcards
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Yes: echo M*

Noel


mminnis AT prefres DOT com on 2000.07.26 11:55:20

To:   cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
cc:   (bcc: Noel L Yap)
Subject:  Re: Filename globbing/wildcards


This brings up an interesting question.....  :)

Is there a way/utility in Cygwin to view the output of what a certain
wildcard expansion would return?

Like M*

sh> utility_name M*

Returns to stdout (or file):
Mark
Matt
Matilda
Melvin
...


Thanks,

Matt


At 10:51 AM 7/26/2000 -0400, Chris Faylor wrote:
>On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 03:03:06PM +0100, Derwin, Frank wrote:
> >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.
>
>Since the filename expansion for bash and ksh is done in the shells
>themselves, it's odd that you would be seeing the same behavior in
>both.
>
>A 'cygcheck -r -s -v' might help pinpoint your problem.
>
>cgf
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:        Chris Faylor [SMTP:cgf AT cygnus DOT com]
> >> Sent:        Wednesday, July 26, 2000 2:53 PM
> >> To:  'cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com'
> >> Cc:  Frank DOT Derwin AT fid-intl DOT 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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