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Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc

From Brian Patrie <bpatrie@bellsouth.spamisicky.net>
Newsgroups comp.unix.shell
Subject Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc
Date 2025-11-23 14:40 -0600
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Jim Diamond wrote:
 > ...I will admit to being surprised that bash doesn't try
 > to glob the argument(s)...

It does.  But upon failure, bash follows the (dangerous) precedent, 
established by sh, of passing globs that don't match anything as 
literals.  The danger in this is that, if you get in the habit of 
relying upon the behaviour, you might find it matching something when 
you didn't expect it.

I much prefer zsh's (default) behaviour of complaining.  I can quote the 
thing, or use noglob if needed.

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  Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-31 06:38 +0000
    Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-10-31 10:16 +0000
      Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Michael Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> - 2025-10-31 15:49 +0000
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      Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-08 00:00 +0000
        Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2025-11-08 16:51 +0000
          Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-08 21:55 +0000
        Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-11-19 20:37 -0400
          Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Brian Patrie <bpatrie@bellsouth.spamisicky.net> - 2025-11-23 14:40 -0600
            Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-23 20:58 +0000
            Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Jim Diamond <zsd@jdvb.ca> - 2025-11-24 21:12 -0400
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                Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-11-03 17:33 +0000
                Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2025-11-03 23:19 +0000
                Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-11-04 05:34 +0100
                Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-11-04 04:40 +0000
                Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-11-04 05:57 +0100
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                Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-11-04 01:04 +0000
            Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2025-11-03 15:56 +0000
          Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-03 20:06 +0000
            Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-11-03 21:25 +0100
            Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-11-03 21:11 +0000
    Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Michael Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> - 2025-10-31 15:53 +0000
  Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2025-10-31 14:56 +0000
    Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Michael Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> - 2025-10-31 15:54 +0000
      Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-01 10:43 +0000
        Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Michael Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> - 2025-11-01 12:29 +0000
  Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Michael Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> - 2025-10-31 17:51 +0000
  Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-10-31 18:21 +0000
    Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Michael Sanders <porkchop@invalid.foo> - 2025-10-31 19:15 +0000
  Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Ed Morton <mortonspam@gmail.com> - 2025-11-01 11:47 -0500
    Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-01 20:21 +0000
      Other languages and people's personal issues (Was: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-11-01 21:27 +0000
      Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Ed Morton <mortonspam@gmail.com> - 2025-11-02 16:58 -0600
        Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-03 01:53 +0000
          Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2025-11-03 02:39 +0000
          Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Ed Morton <mortonspam@gmail.com> - 2025-11-04 16:49 -0600
            Re: handy shell function/alias that wraps bc Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-05 00:06 +0000
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