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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Beginner help request


From: Tom Lord
Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Beginner help request
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 08:50:17 -0800 (PST)

    > From: Andrew Suffield <address@hidden>


    >> My guess would be that, sadly, the "'*.foo' with no
    >> matching files expands to *.foo" behavior was originally
    >> intended as a _feature_ for interactive use.   Isn't that weird?

    > Not a very good guess. Think ssh, rsync, etc. If the glob
    > doesn't expand locally, it has another shot at being expanded
    > remotely, so "ssh foo ls *.c" and "rsync -a foo:tmp/* ." will
    > actually work without needing careful quoting.

How does that make it not a good guess?  "without needing careful
quoting", which is true only when you know it won't match anything
locally, is a convenience for interactive use.


-t




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