On 4/29/17 11:22 PM, L A Walsh wrote:
>
>
> Chet Ramey wrote:
>> On 4/28/17 8:09 PM, L A Walsh wrote:
>>> ls **Tokyo*
>>> (nothing)
>>> ls ***Tokyo*
>>> (nothing)
>>> ls **Tokyo**Tokyo*
>>> (nothing)
>>> ls **/*Tokyo*
>>> (found multiple matches (including the one I was
>>> searching for))
>>>
Chet Ramey wrote:
On 4/28/17 8:09 PM, L A Walsh wrote:
ls **Tokyo*
(nothing)
ls ***Tokyo*
(nothing)
ls **Tokyo**Tokyo*
(nothing)
ls **/*Tokyo*
(found multiple matches (including the one I was
searching for))
Because the first two search for files containing the string `Tokyo' in the
cur
On 4/28/17 8:09 PM, L A Walsh wrote:
>
> I wanted to search for a file that had 'Tokyo' in the basename,
> in all directories below a given point. I had been doing it 'find',
> but thought globstar should work.
> W/globstar set, I looked for:
>
> ls **Tokyo*
> (nothing)
> ls ***Tokyo*
> (nothing
I wanted to search for a file that had 'Tokyo' in the basename,
in all directories below a given point. I had been doing it 'find',
but thought globstar should work.
W/globstar set, I looked for:
ls **Tokyo*
(nothing)
ls ***Tokyo*
(nothing)
ls **Tokyo**Tokyo*
(nothing)
ls **/*Tokyo*
(found mult
