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From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ARP1.3 questions
Keywords: ARP
Message-ID: <8753@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 29 Nov 89 16:14:29 GMT
References: <6417@tank.uchicago.edu> <[25733c9f:2780.1]comp.sys.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <[25733c9f:2780.1]comp.sys.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP> bleys@tronsbox.UUCP (bleys) writes:
>I'm not sure what you're asking, since the " character is a negative
>wildcard.  If you say '".info', you're saying 'all files that >>don't<< end
>with .info'.  Why would you want to >end< the pattern with "?


micrognuemacs creates backup files by renaming the file to
file~

The appearance of ~ as a wildcard in the delete command
was the cause of the surprise.

		andy
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