> i don't think so. i tested that before > i asked the original question. what does this > x=/dev/sd*/plan9* > whatis x
x=(/dev/sdC0/plan9 /dev/sdC1/plan9) > ls -q /dev/sd*/plan9* (0000000004300016 1 00) /dev/sdC0/plan9 (0000000004301016 1 00) /dev/sdC1/plan9 Also: % test -f /dev/sdC0/plan9 # produces no errors % test -f /dev/sdC1/plan9 # produces no errors As soon as I put a wildcard into the test string, e.g., % test -f /dev/sd*/plan9 test: unexpected operator/operand: /dev/sdC1/plan9 Hope this helps - thanks! Matt
