[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #40537] save() work incorrectly when filename contain square brackets pair []

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Follow-up Comment #4, bug #40537 (project octave):

A fix is simple, like the attached file.

The problem is as pointed out in comment #1 that this behavior is intended:

libinterp/corefcn/load-save.cc


  // Guard against things like 'save a*', which are probably mistakes...

  else if (i == argc - 1 && glob_pattern_p (argv[i]))
    print_usage ();


But I would argue that in MATLAB, save('a*') will simply save all variables to
a file named "a*.mat", without a warning.

(file #39124)
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