Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mhuxj.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!mhuxj!presley From: presley@mhuxj.UUCP (Joe Presley) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: An odd difference between "cat file" and "cat Date: Wed, 18-Apr-84 09:09:41 EST Article-I.D.: mhuxj.1242 Posted: Wed Apr 18 09:09:41 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 19-Apr-84 15:26:35 EST References: <3723@utcsrgv.UUCP>, <367@opus.UUCP> <2420@allegra.UUCP> <179@drutx.UUCP> <1872@rlgvax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 12 If you give the Korn Shell# "cmd <*glop*", and *glop* expands to a single file name, it'll use the name. If it expands to more than one name, it'll keep the literal *glop* and you get the message sh: *glop*: cannot open Similar effects for > and >>. ===== # Yes, I know, it's not available outside AT&T yet. -- Joe Presley (mhuxj!presley, ihnp4!j.presley)