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globstar: **/foo*/ matches all directories, even ones not named foo*


From: Anders Kaseorg
Subject: globstar: **/foo*/ matches all directories, even ones not named foo*
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:47:12 -0400

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: x86_64
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL 
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.  -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib   -g -O2 -Wall
uname output: Linux balanced-tree 2.6.31-10-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 10 
23:29:56 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 4.0
Patch Level: 33
Release Status: release

Description:
        With the globstar option enabled, bash seems to misinterpret
        other wildcard path components between a **/ and the last / as
        matching any path, even if the path doesn’t match the
        wildcard.

Repeat-By:
        $ shopt -s globstar
        $ mkdir -p foo/{a,b} bar/{c,d,foo/{e,f}} baz/{g,h}

        Find everything beginning with foo (works):

        $ echo **/foo*
        bar/foo foo

        Find directories beginning with foo (doesn’t work):

        $ echo **/foo*/
        bar/ bar/c/ bar/d/ bar/foo/ bar/foo/e/ bar/foo/f/ baz/ baz/g/
        baz/h/ foo/ foo/a/ foo/b/

        Find everything inside a directory beginning with foo (doesn’t work):

        $ echo **/foo*/*
        bar bar/c bar/d bar/foo bar/foo/e bar/foo/f baz baz/g baz/h
        foo foo/a foo/b




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