Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!nbires!vianet!devine From: devine@vianet.UUCP (Bob Devine) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: quotation of metacharacters in csh Message-ID: <188@vianet.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-May-87 13:01:59 EDT Article-I.D.: vianet.188 Posted: Tue May 19 13:01:59 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 23-May-87 04:17:11 EDT References: <326@voodoo.UUCP> <185@vianet.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Western Digital, Boulder Tech Ctr Lines: 8 Summary: a slightly better way to do it > % ls file1`echo ';'`* # not as elegant as Bourne/Korn shell After thinking a bit more, a better way to do it is: % set S = ';' % ls file1$S* # works because the '*' stops interpretation of $S Bob