From 80d7b6834c403d95359da9b48b562b1a859d9929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "B. Watson" Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:40:48 -0500 Subject: Nitpick in man page. --- src/unalf.1 | 3 ++- src/unalf.rst | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'src') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3