You should be able to just escape the *. Single quoting them should also work.
script.pl file\* names\* script.pl 'file*' 'names*' Rob -----Original Message----- From: Nikola Janceski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 5:03 PM To: Beginners (E-mail) Subject: command line arguments Is there a way to get the command line arguments before they are expanded by the shell? script.pl file* names* I want to get the file* and not the expanded list of file1 file2 file3 file4 etc. I know I can put it in quotes but is there any other way around it? Delivery Queue <http://www/reldist-bin/build/assign/listassign.cgi?reverse=on> Nikola Janceski Summit Systems, Inc. 212-896-3400 A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. -- Francis Bacon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]