Gavin, try includes="**/*.java~". also look at http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/dirtasks.html#patterns for more info regarding patterns in Ant.
Cheers, Nick > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Gavin McLeod [mailto:Gavin.McLeod@;Hutchison3G.com] > Gesendet: Freitag, 25. Oktober 2002 14:30 > An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Betreff: Problem deleting files with ~ char in name > > > Hi All > > I'm trying to get my clean target to delete class files (no problem, works > ok), and > Vim editor backup files, which have the form 'file.java~' > > I cant get ant to remove them - ive tried several variants in the fileset > directive > eg includes="*~", includes="*.java\~" to no avail. > > Am I doing something very wrong here, or is ~ a special char that ant cant > deal with? > > thanks > Gavin > > > <target name="clean" depends="init" description="Delete old build"> > <delete includeEmptyDirs="true" failonerror="false" verbose="true"> > <fileset dir="src" includes="*.java~"/> > </delete> > </target> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > This e-mail message (including any attachment) is intended only > for the personal > use of the recipient(s) named above. This message is confidential > and may be > legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, you > may not review, copy or > distribute this message. If you have received this communication > in error, please notify > us immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. > > Any views or opinions expressed in this message are those of the > author only. > Furthermore, this message (including any attachment) does not > create any legally > binding rights or obligations whatsoever, which may only be > created by the exchange > of hard copy documents signed by a duly authorised representative > of Hutchison > 3G UK Limited. > ________________________________________________________________________ > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:ant-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:ant-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
