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to do file name globing. For example, typing in |
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to do file name globing. For example, typing in |
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<command>echo *</command> is almost the same as typing in |
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<command>echo *</command> is almost the same as typing in |
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<command>ls</command> because the shell takes all the files that |
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<command>ls</command> because the shell takes all the files that |
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match <command>*</command> and puts them on the command line for |
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match <literal>*</literal> and puts them on the command line for |
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echo to see.</para> |
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<command>echo</command> to see.</para> |
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<para>To prevent the shell from interpreting these special characters, |
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<para>To prevent the shell from interpreting these special characters, |
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they can be escaped from the shell by putting a backslash |
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they can be escaped from the shell by putting a backslash |