Mauro Tortonesi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Scott Scriven wrote:
>> * Mauro Tortonesi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>>wget -r --filter=-domain:www-*.yoyodyne.com
>> This appears to match "www.yoyodyne.com", "www--.yoyodyne.com",
>> "www-------.yoyodyne.com", and so on, if interpreted as a regex.
>
> not really. it would not match www.yoyodyne.com.

Why not?

>> Perhaps you want glob patterns instead?  I know I wouldn't mind
>> having glob patterns in addition to regexes...  glob is much
>> eaesier when you're not doing complex matches.
>
> no. i was talking about regexps. they are more expressive and
> powerful than simple globs. i don't see what's the point in
> supporting both.

I agree with this.

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