On 01/02/2018 10:30 AM, Chet Ramey wrote: > On 12/31/17 10:36 PM, Eric Cook wrote: > >> So to make my request more specific, i don't think the extglob !() should >> match dotfiles when one of the patterns in the list is preceded with an >> period. >> to be more ksh93-like. > > Let's see if we can be more precise: if a filename beginning with a `.' > does not match any of the patterns in a !(...) list, don't return it as > a match if the leading dot has to be explicitly matched. > > Chet >
That sounds right, i personally thought (and i could be wrong) of !() like `*', but excluding anything matching the patterns inside. so without dotglob enabled or being prefixed with ., !() would not match dotfiles.
