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Re: Ok, so how about * = #?

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From: Randell Jesup
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 1990 01:32
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In article <26889.273fce5f@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>The problem with *=#? is one I am dealing with in a program and is one
>of my gripes with #? in general.  #? isn't quite like * because #?
>requires at least one charecter.  So if I have a dir like:
>
>	Program	Program.c Program.o Program.info Progranny
>
>If I want all the files for Program, I cant do "dir Program#?" because
>I wont match Program.

	Wrong.  Try it.  (1.3 and 2.0 both have program#? match program)

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