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====== Globbing ======
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Globbing is the procedure of
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* matching all filenames against a given pattern
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* expanding to all matching filenames
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Unlike MSDOS, where the called program had to interpret the patterns, the globbing on UNIX(r) is done by the shell, the matched filenames are given as parameters to a called command:
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<code>
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$ cat *.txt
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</code>
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really executes
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<code>
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$ cat 1.txt 3.txt foobar.txt XXX.txt
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</code>
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The term "glob" originates back in the UNIX(r) days where an executable ''glob'' (from "global") existed which was used to expand pattern-matching characters. Later, this functionality was built into the shell. There's still a library function called ''glob()'' (POSIX(r)), which serves the same purpose.
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===== See also =====
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* [[dict:terms:shell | shell]]
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* [[dict:terms:hardlink | hardlink]]
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===== See also (article) =====
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* [[ syntax:expansion:globs | pathname expansion]]
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