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- Synopsis:
- $glob(<file glob pattern>)
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- Technical:
- This function is used to find filenames that are matched by specified
- patterns. This function is controlled by a compile time option, so it
- may not be available on every installation. Multiple patterns may be
- specified. Hidden files (dot-files) are not displayed unless a glob
- pattern beginning with a dot is given.
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- Practical:
- This function gives the client the file globbing abilities of modern
- Unix command shells. It will attempt to find any file or directory
- names matching the given glob pattern. This is highly useful for
- listing files, or finding files with similar names.
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- Returns:
- list of files matching input glob pattern, nothing if none match
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- Examples:
- $glob(~/*) returns all non-hidden files in your home directory
- $glob(*) returns all non-hidden files in your current directory
- $glob(.*) returns all hidden files in your current directory
- $glob(f*) returns all non-hidden files that start with "f" in cwd
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- See Also:
- fexist(6); fsize(6)
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- Restrictions:
- This function may not be present in all clients. A compile-time option
- is available to disable it. The function is present if the string
- returned by $info(o) has a "g" in it.
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