>this is directly from posix: > > [n] redir-op word > > Pathname expansion shall not be performed on the word by a > non-interactive shell; an interactive shell may perform it, > but shall do so only when the expansion would result in one word. > >and > > If the -i option is present, or if there are no operands > and the shell's standard input and standard error are > attached to a terminal, the shell is considered to be > interactive.
In that case this exception is perfectly fine and even required, if a bit strange.. Casper
