Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:50:13 +0800 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: "Svein Skogen (Listmail Account)" <svein-listmail@stillbilde.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: * wildcard in.sh script Message-ID: <4C173EC5.2080601@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <4C173AE5.6030900@stillbilde.net> References: <4C173909.1050101@comclark.com> <4C173AE5.6030900@stillbilde.net>
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Svein Skogen (Listmail Account) wrote:
> On 15.06.2010 10:25, Aiza wrote:
>> I have a directory with files in it. The first 3 letters of the file
>> names is the group prefix. I'm trying to write a script to accept the 3
>> letter of the group followed by a * to mean its a prefix lookup. But
>> when I run it I get a message "NO match" that is not issued by the
>> script. Its like * is not allowed as input.
>>
>> Looking for sample .sh code for handling this standard type of lookup or
>> some online tutorial that has sample code for bourne shell programming.
>>
>> .
>
> Just for the fun of it. Try escaping the asterisk ("\*") and see if that
> works?
>
> //Svein
>
Not in the script but on the command line. newjails rm2* as input to
the script.
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