On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 11:25:19 +0100, Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You didn't quote the `[:blank:]' argument, and since > `[...]' ranges are interpreted by the shell and since > you had a file named `n' that matched that pattern..... Thanks for the prompt answer. Yes, it looks obvious in hindsight! It's a long time since I fell into that trap... -- ____________________________________________ | G. Stewart -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Port de Pontille, FR-37500 CHINON, FRANCE. | ____________________________________________ The day Microsoft make something that doesn't suck will probably be the day they start making vacuum cleaners. _______________________________________________ Bug-textutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-textutils