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bug#11730: bug in expr
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From: |
Jim Meyering |
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Subject: |
bug#11730: bug in expr |
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Date: |
Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:41:41 +0200 |
tags 11730 + notabug
close 11730
thanks
Ondrej Vasik wrote:
> This is really your misunderstanding of the shell behaviour. "*"
> character is special, it gets expanded by the shell. As this is quite
> common misunderstanding, it is part of GNU coreutils FAQ.
> http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#expr-2-_002a-3-does-not-work
Thanks for lending a hand, Ondřej.
I've marked this as a non-bug and closed the ticket via the directives
above Bcc'd to address@hidden -- which anyone can do.