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Date:      Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:11:47 +0200
From:      =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: glob, re_format(7)
Message-ID:  <861qfm2jd8.fsf@ltc.des.no>
In-Reply-To: <bc5e8a42-12f5-020e-9f62-63b32106a4d3@gmail.com> (Graham Perrin's message of "Sat, 19 Aug 2023 11:17:12 %2B0100")
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Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> writes:
> re_format(7) [...]  Not what I was seeking, originally, however it
> does contain much of what I want.

No.  Globs are not regular expressions.  See the =E2=80=9CShell Patterns=E2=
=80=9D
section in sh(1).

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@FreeBSD.org



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