Stephane CHAZELAS wrote:
> In ksh93, ** matches any file in any directory and subdirectory,
> while you need **/* in bash or zsh (**/* will also work in ksh).
No, you don't. When `globstar' is enabled, ** will match every file
in every directory and subdirectory in bash-4.0.
Chet
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``The lyf
2009-01-21, 22:49(-05), Chet Ramey:
> Stephane CHAZELAS wrote:
>
>> Apparently, just like ksh93, bash4 only implements ** and not ***
>> nor the globbing qualifiers, but like zsh it requires **/*.c
>> (**.c won't work).
>
> I'm not sure what version of ksh93 you're using, but the latest version
> I
Thanks Chet, and everyone who has contributed.
Stephane CHAZELAS wrote:
> Apparently, just like ksh93, bash4 only implements ** and not ***
> nor the globbing qualifiers, but like zsh it requires **/*.c
> (**.c won't work).
I'm not sure what version of ksh93 you're using, but the latest version
I have (t+ 2008-11-11) requires **/*.c as well.
2009-01-21, 02:48(+01), Sebastian Kapfer:
> Am Montag, den 19.01.2009, 10:14 -0800 schrieb Alex Reed:
>> Should the globstar (**) syntax allow for partial parameter matching
>> (i.e. **.c to find all *.c files in the current directory and its sub-
>> directories)?
>>
>> Currently this can be imple
Sebastian Kapfer wrote:
> Am Montag, den 19.01.2009, 10:14 -0800 schrieb Alex Reed:
>> Should the globstar (**) syntax allow for partial parameter matching
>> (i.e. **.c to find all *.c files in the current directory and its sub-
>> directories)?
>>
>> Currently this can be implemented like this:
>
> > Should the globstar (**) syntax allow for partial parameter matching
> > (i.e. **.c to find all *.c files in the current directory and its sub-
> > directories)?
>
> No.
>
> The globstar syntax only allows recursive directory traversal.
However, let me add that you can achieve what you want
Am Montag, den 19.01.2009, 10:14 -0800 schrieb Alex Reed:
> Should the globstar (**) syntax allow for partial parameter matching
> (i.e. **.c to find all *.c files in the current directory and its sub-
> directories)?
>
> Currently this can be implemented like this:
> for i in **; do if [[ ${i} =~
> Should the globstar (**) syntax allow for partial parameter matching
> (i.e. **.c to find all *.c files in the current directory and its sub-
> directories)?
No.
The globstar syntax only allows recursive directory traversal.
Chet
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