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> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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