Re: Tramp, "[]" in file names, and file-expand-wildcards

[Stefan Monnier]

> > From: "Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu/address@hidden>
> > Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 11:57:36 -0400
> > 
> > > What happens if you have a file name like /cygdrive/d/foo/bar.tar.gz,
> > > where /cygdrive/d/ is the Cygwin magic?
> > 
> > That's just like Tramp and ange-ftp: it will first go through jka-compr
> > which will then pass /cygdrive/d/foo/bar.tar.gz again through the
> > handlers (but this time while disabling itself, so the cygwin magic
> > can happen).
> 
> Hmm.. doesn't this depend on the specific handler?  For example, a
> handler that needs to stat the file will need to deal with the Cygwin
> thing first, to get a real file name, right?

I don't understand your question.  Why "first" as opposed to
"sooner or later" (as long as the intermediate handlers don't mess
things up).


        Stefan