Date: 2004-06-19T17:21:05
Editor: 213.209.199.107 <>
Wiki: Ant Wiki
Page: AntOddities
URL: http://wiki.apache.org/ant/AntOddities
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+== <exec> arguments not expanded under Linux ==
+
+Wildcards in <exec> arguments are not expanded under Linux, in particular the
asterisk, for example to indicate filenames. You can verify with the following
simple target:
+
+{{{<target name="list">
+ <exec executable="ls">
+ <arg value="/path/to/some/xml/files/*.xml"/>
+ </exec>
+</target>}}}
+
+The result of the previous target is:
+
+{{{Buildfile: build.xml
+
+list:
+ [exec] /usr/bin/ls: /path/to/some/xml/files/*.xml: No such file or
directory
+ [exec] Result: 1}}}
+
+I do not know of any workable solution yet.
+
+''Giulio Piancastelli''
+
== <fileset>'s strange behaviour ==
Here is an oddity whose solution was discovered by Jan Matèrne. In Ant, what
is the simplest way to get a <fileset> that contains only files that do
'''not''' have an extension in a directory tree.
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