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RE: Filename globbing/wildcards
- To: "'cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com'" <cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
- Subject: RE: Filename globbing/wildcards
- From: "Derwin, Frank" <Frank dot Derwin at fid-intl dot com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 17:40:43 +0100
I solved the problem. The NT Resource Kit was earlier in the path than
cygwin!
Thanks for your help.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earnie Boyd [SMTP:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 3:27 PM
> To: Derwin, Frank; 'cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com'
> Subject: Re: Filename globbing/wildcards
>
> --- "Derwin, Frank" <Frank.Derwin@fid-intl.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've just started using the 1.0 Cygwin CD release.
> >
> > I have a problem with filename globbing. A single * expands correctly
> to
> > give all filenames.
> >
> > But any variation on this (such as a* or *a) gives the error "Filename
> too
> > long", whether or not there are files that match the pattern.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
>
> I've a few but I don't know which one fits. Exactly what is the command
> you're
> using when you see this error? What shell interpreter are you using?
> Paste
> the output of `cygcheck -v -r -s' in your response to the list, not to me.
>
> Regards,
>
> =====
> ---
> Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd@yahoo.com>
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