bug#37753: wish for glob(7)-like matcher

2019-11-13 Thread Stephane Chazelas
2019-10-15 12:43:14 +1100, Trent W. Buck: [...] > > GNU grep already has options for fixed strings (-F), > > and BRE, ERE and PCRE. Can we have one for glob(7)? > > > > AFAICT nobody has asked for this before; this surprises me, > > because it "feels" like it should be easy to implement. > > > > A

bug#37753: wish for glob(7)-like matcher

2019-10-14 Thread Trent W. Buck
Package: grep Version: 2.20-4 Severity: wishlist Tags: upstream This bug was originally reported as https://bugs.debian.org/813356 I am attempting to upstream it into bugs.gnu.org. PS: nowadays I also know to mention fnmatch(3). On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:19:06 +1100 "Trent W. Buck" wrote: > Some