Subject: Re: grep = * vs grep = * > foo
From: Sheryl McKeown <[email-masked]>
To: Gareth Pearce <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:41:18 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Gareth,

That makes sense in the Unix world, but in this
particular XP directory *.* returns the same listing
as *

As you note though, 
grep = * > delme and
grep = *.* > delme.txt
both create an infinite loop.

But, "grep = *.* > delme." does not create the loop.

-Sheryl

--- Gareth Pearce <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> >Thanks, cgf, That makes sense.
> >
> >But one more comment
> >
> >"grep = *.* > delme" from the XP prompt does NOT
> >create the infinite loop.  It acts like the bash
> >shell.
> 
> well obviously - delme doesnt contain a period.
> 
> Gareth
> 
>
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