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Re: Pathname expansion vs. filename expansion
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Pathname expansion vs. filename expansion |
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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:39:00 -0400 |
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On 8/20/19 11:15 AM, Stephane Chazelas wrote:
> I think you're refering to:
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> https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/GNU-Manuals.html#GNU-Manuals
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> GNU> Please do not use the term “pathname” that is used in Unix
> GNU> documentation; use “file name” (two words) instead. We use the
> GNU> term “path” only for search paths, which are lists of directory
> GNU> names.
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> So I guess that should be "file name expansion"
Yeah, that's a bridge too far. I could live with "filename generation."
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