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Date:      Fri, 05 Mar 1999 17:28:54 +1000
From:      Greg Black <gjb@comkey.com.au>
To:        trout2 <trout2@advancenet.net>
Cc:        Keith Anderson <keith@apcs.com.au>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: omething simple (sorry) 
Message-ID:  <19990305072854.14207.qmail@alpha.comkey.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903041606210.11532-100000@trout.in.the.milky.way.org>  of Thu, 04 Mar 1999 16:09:33 CST
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903041606210.11532-100000@trout.in.the.milky.way.org> 

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>  mv * /newpath
>  will move all files in working directory to /newpath (wherever)
> 
>  cp * /newpath
>  will copy all files in working dir to /newpath
> 
>  check out the man pages for details, but that should work.

But it won't do what was asked.

>  the wildcard * will replace zero or more characters.
>  using ? will replace one character.
> 
>  always be careful using wildcards.

Always be careful answering questions, lest you answer something
that wasn't asked and make yourself look silly in the process.

-- 
Greg Black <gjb@acm.org>



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