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RE: [perl #20904] Wildcard-dependent glob output, perl 5.8.0 on Solaris 8

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From:
David Shivak
Date:
February 13, 2003 10:19
Subject:
RE: [perl #20904] Wildcard-dependent glob output, perl 5.8.0 on Solaris 8
Message ID:
8C2C20D6F4717A43A6693EEC563A4C4E4B178D@exchange.metabolex.com
> An alternative is to load File::Glob and set
$File::Glob::DEFAULT_FLAGS
> (also undocumented, I'm afraid) to your preferred set of GLOB_* flags,
> and then use glob() in the usual way.
> 
> As far as I can see, the results you are seeing are as expected for
> the default settings (GLOB_CSH along with GLOB_NOCASE on certain
> systems, for historical reasons of csh compatibility).
> 
> Volunteers to improve the documentation are always welcome. :)
> 
> Hugo

Thanks for the informative and comprehensive reply!  I'll take a look at
the documentation contribution process; if you have a direct hyperlink
to the cvs that would be appreciated.  I agree, documentation is the
best place to address the expected but non-obvious output ;).

Dave Shivak


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