Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots?

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From	Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots?
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 bash doesn't seem to like dots too close to brackets:

 echo "${_VAR//[^0-9a-zA-Z.,_-]/}"

 works fine.

 lbrtchx

On 3/3/24, Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com> wrote:
> _VAR="admissions.piedmont.edu_files?trackid=wnm:1980&PDFfiller=what-is-the-second-fundamental-theorem-of-calculus(1).pdf"
>
> echo "${_VAR//[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]/}"
>
> echo "${_VAR//[^a-zA-Z0-9_-.]/}"
>

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Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots? Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2024-03-04 01:00 +0100
  Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-03-04 02:10 +0100
    Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots? John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2024-03-04 04:10 +0100
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        Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots? John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2024-03-05 03:00 +0100
          Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-03-05 03:10 +0100
            Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots? John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2024-03-05 03:30 +0100
              Re: bash parameter expansion "doesn't like" dots? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-03-05 04:00 +0100
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