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|    Fabio Bizzi to Kees van Eeten    |
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|    08 Nov 19 09:46:38    |
      REPLY: 2:280/5003.4 5dc4a693       MSGID: 2:335/364.1 5dc52cbf       CHRS: UTF-8 2       TZUTC: 0100       TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08       Hello Kees!              08 Nov 19 00:17, you wrote to me:               FB>> This doesent work:        FB>> exec "/home/husky/bin/netsegments.sh" net33?.???               FB>> This always works:        FB>> exec "/home/husky/bin/mailin.sh" *.su? *.mo? *.tu? *.we? *.th?        FB>> *.fr? *.sa? *.tic *.pkt               KE> Those files have wildcard that includes the full path        KE> */net33?.??? should work as well.              So the facing asterisk in the working example has a double meaning:              1) Every file name before the dot.       2) Every path.              It sounds a bit odd. :) Usually in *nix shells the wildcard limits it       influence only on the file name and doesn't touch the path.              Many thanks for the help! :)              Ciao!       Fabio              --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707        * Origin: ]\/[imac Rebirth Boss Point (2:335/364.1)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 221/1 227/114 229/200 354 426 1014 240/1120 5832       SEEN-BY: 249/307 317 280/464 292/610 789 854 8125 301/520 333/808       SEEN-BY: 335/206 364 342/200 410/9       PATH: 335/364 292/854 229/426           |
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