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| -rw-r--r-- | src/unalf.1 | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/unalf.rst | 3 |
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/unalf.1 b/src/unalf.1 index 7a6f65e..51fc5e2 100644 --- a/src/unalf.1 +++ b/src/unalf.1 @@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ matches any filename (whether or not it has an extension), and \fI*\fP or \fI*.\fP only match filenames with no extension. .sp A \fI*\fP matches any number of characters (including zero). A \fI?\fP -matches a single character. +matches a single character. All other characters match themselves, so +a wildcard with no \fI*\fP or \fI?\fP must match exactly. .sp Like the Atari, anything in the name or extension following a \fI*\fP is ignored: \fBFOO*BAR.TXT\fP is equivalent to \fBFOO*.TXT\fP, and diff --git a/src/unalf.rst b/src/unalf.rst index af873e6..4c5e996 100644 --- a/src/unalf.rst +++ b/src/unalf.rst @@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ matches any filename (whether or not it has an extension), and *\** or *\*.* only match filenames with no extension. A *\** matches any number of characters (including zero). A *?* -matches a single character. +matches a single character. All other characters match themselves, so +a wildcard with no *\** or *?* must match exactly. Like the Atari, anything in the name or extension following a *\** is ignored: **FOO\*BAR.TXT** is equivalent to **FOO\*.TXT**, and |