On 9/26/16 6:40 PM, Ian Kelling wrote:
> The docs currently say:
>
> "When a pattern is used for filename expansion, the character '.' at
> the start of a filename or immediately following a slash must be matched
> explicitly, unless the shell option 'dotglob' is set.
>
> The last bit should be changed to say
>
> unless the shell option 'dotglob' is set and the file is not named '.'
> or '..'.
>
> And dotglob's dedicated section has similar wording to change.
Thanks for the report. There should be something in there about `.'
and `..' always having to be matched explicitly.
Chet
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