On 15.06.2010 10:25, Aiza wrote: > I have a directory with files in it. The first 3 letters of the file > names is the group prefix. I'm trying to write a script to accept the 3 > letter of the group followed by a * to mean its a prefix lookup. But > when I run it I get a message "NO match" that is not issued by the > script. Its like * is not allowed as input. > > Looking for sample .sh code for handling this standard type of lookup or > some online tutorial that has sample code for bourne shell programming. > > .
Just for the fun of it. Try escaping the asterisk ("\*") and see if that
works?
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