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From: chin@ankh.ftl.fl.us (Albert Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: UNIX command line arguments
Message-ID: <352@ankh.ftl.fl.us>
Date: 7 Jun 90 08:50:34 GMT
Organization: Ankh - Public Access Unix [+1 305 973 1947]
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First off, I thank those of you who responded to my question regarding
"char **x". I haven't had time to look at the responses yet but am greatly
appreciated. Now another question.

Under UNIX, you can specify multiple filenames with similar characteristics
with the "*" argument and also the "[..]". For instance, to remove all
files of the type "file.1, file.2, file.3" you would type "rm file.*".
Also, you could "mv file.* myfile.*". I woule like to know how the argv
arguments get interpreted when this happens. I can understand that under
"rm file.*" all files matching that parameter would be translated on the
command line as if "rm file.1 file.2 ..." had been typed. But what about
the case of "mv file.* myfile.*". Would **argv then contain "mv file.1
myfile.1 file.2 myfile.2 file.3 myfile.3". If so, then I understand, but
if now, then how else does it work.

albert chin ... mthvax!mamia!albert