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Re: Emacs bug with `[' in filenames
From: |
Dave Love |
Subject: |
Re: Emacs bug with `[' in filenames |
Date: |
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 23:45:43 GMT |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.0.90 |
>>>>> "EK" == Ehud Karni <ehud@unix.simonwiesel.co.il> writes:
EK> The problem exist in UNIX too. I created a file named "abc[x]" and
EK> checked `find-file' (C-x C-f) on it in various ways. Trying to find
EK> it in the exact name quoted in different ways (i.e abc[x], abc\[x\[,
EK> abc\\[x\\], "abc[x]") does not work. Finding it with wildcards (i.e.
EK> abc*, abc?x?) DOES work.
Is Info node `Quoted File Names' not clear about this? (`[[]' should
effectively quote a bracket, as in globbing.)