> When you expand dir/*txt, each one of the expansions is a correct > relative path to an object.
I agree. > The stripped basenames aren't. They can be used for special data processing tasks. > Whatever "my_work" is doing, if it involves accessing the files, > you're probably making its job more difficult. Such a view depends on the desired implementation details. Use cases: * The reduced names can belong to well-known directories. * File name usage can be analysed across the directory hierarchy. > Or "my_work" could be given a quoted pattern: > > my_work '*.txt' > > then it can expand it as needed, in whatever directory it wants. Are there other programs (besides the tool “find”) which support such a data processing style? Regards, Markus
