Bash glob files only

The first example has no such problem, because the filenames produced by the glob do not undergo any further word-splitting. For more such examples, see BashPitfalls. Globs are also used to match patterns in a few places in Bash. Please try again. The first pattern which matches, "wins", causing the corresponding commands to be executed.

Finally, globs are used during parameter expansion to indicate patterns which may be stripped out, or replaced, during a substitution. Ranges Globs can specify a range or class of characters, using square brackets. This gives you the ability to match against a set of characters. Otherwise, implementation-defined. To match a literal -, include it as first or last character. For older versions Note that Implementation-defined means it may work as you expect on one machine, but give completely different results on another machine.

You want more? With Zsh, you can also add flags to parameter expansions. As always, here are the most interesting ones, with examples of course. No need to use annoying for loops anymore! Mine was on a strike after going through it. This article is part of a series of article about Zsh: Becoming a zsh master. OL [ 1,3 ]. Repeat the previous command with sudo super handy! In computer programming, wildcards are the special characters used as part of glob patterns.

The wildcard terminology is not found in the Bash manual or the POSIX standard but is often implied and used by practitioners. Pattern Matching and Brace Expansion are two different Bash shell features, though they are often used together. It will match any strings, including the null string. The examples below use a filename expansion in Bash using Pattern Matching and assign the result to a Bash Array.

The square brackets [ You can define a range expression by separating characters with a hyphen -. Worked great! Thomas Dickey Thomas Dickey Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog.

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