Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > # apt-cache search 'kernel*' > # apt-cache search kernel\* > > Plain kernel* will do unexpected things if you happen to have any files > in the current directory whose names begin with "kernel".
However apt-cache searches on a regex (does it use grep?), so `kernel' gets the smae match as `kernel*'. bob:vc-p2:bob>apt-cache search kernel|wc 527 4402 32495 bob:vc-p2:bob>apt-cache search "kernel*"|wc 527 4402 32495 Regards, Bob -- _ |_) _ |_ Robert D. Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |_) (_) |_) 1294 S.W. Seagull Way <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Palm City, FL 34990 USA GPG Key ID: 390D6559 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]