From:	Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: How do I pass * (astrix) over argv ?
Date:	Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:13:01 -0700
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the stress tensor wrote:
> 
> hey there,
> 
>   the MS-DOS command interpreter translates the wildcards to the actual
> arguments.

Not quite true-- in the case of DJGPP it's done by the program itself. 
(Unix does handle it this way.)

But the net effect is similar, you're right.

>   you can avoid this by enclosing them in double quotes:

Correct.

>   example:   ls "*.*" will not list everything in yr directory - it will
> fail

-- 

Nate Eldredge
neldredge AT hmc DOT edu

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