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Re: Filename globbing/wildcards
- To: "'cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com'" <cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Filename globbing/wildcards
- From: Chris Faylor <cgf at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:53:13 -0400
- Cc: Frank dot Derwin at fid-intl dot com
- References: <3D28FD8408F7D111B1CF00600850BEE80154A4E3@irldub700nts.ie.fid-intl.com>
- Reply-To: cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com
On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 09:48:34AM +0100, Derwin, Frank wrote:
>I've just started using the 1.0 Cygwin CD release.
>
>I have a problem with filename globbing. A single * expands correctly to
>give all filenames.
>
>But any variation on this (such as a* or *a) gives the error "Filename too
>long", whether or not there are files that match the pattern.
>
>Any suggestions?
I can't duplicate this behavior. Sorry.
Are you doing this from a command shell? From bash? What command are you
using?
cgf
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