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In article <DEVEN.90Mar19071609@netserv2.rpi.edu> deven@rpi.edu (Deven T. Corzine) writes:

>In response to Dave Haynie's note that "*" has special meaning to
>AmigaDOS:  point taken.  But there are times it can be determined from
>context whether "*" should be the console or a wildcard.  

I agreed with the use of "|" as a pipe character in WShell for the same basic
reason, once WShell was taught that "thing | thing" should mean pipe, while
"thing|thing" should mean pattern alternation.  

>Of course, there are situations where it is indeterminable.  Offering the 
>user a configurable option of whether or not to treat "*" as a wildcard, 
>and permit it to be escaped with \ or even *.  

Well, then, how about a general facility in the shell to add read macros.
Then you get the system in standard form, but if you want, add a read macro
that converts "*" to "#?" at the shell level.  Of course, what you really
want is such a facility below the shell level, so the same conversions take
place in file requesters or any other place wild card expansion (at least
when provided via standard system calls) takes place.

>Deven

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