So at that point, the find command (which understands globs, remember) will output the names of all files it finds under /path that match the glob. So using globs this way means that find will …

Aug 18, 2017 · 10 find (for the -name / -path standard predicates) uses wildcard patterns just like globs (note that {a,b} is not a glob operator; after expansion, you get two globs).

In order to do recursive globs in bash, you need the globstar feature from Bash version 4 or higher. From the Bash documentation: globstar If set, the pattern ** used in a filename …

Jun 7, 2021 · Shells expand globs. Here, that's one of the very rare cases where the implicit split+glob operator invoked upon unquoted command substitution in Bourne-like shells other …

Apr 9, 2025 · I want to extend multiple globbing patterns with the same extension in a concise way. Here's what I tried (with only two initial patterns for demonstration purposes): …

Jan 29, 2023 · Bash has two types of pattern matching, Glob and Regex. The general rule of usage seems to be that 1) the simpler glob is done to search filenames 2) regex is used for …

Jun 14, 2023 · 1 I am wanting to do the following: Define an array of globs that specify a base collection of files to include in a process. Define an array of globs that specify files to exclude …

Jul 5, 2023 · I used bash syntax because the question is tagged with bash Problems with the original script Iterating over ls output Ignoring non-matching globs Incorrect shebang Did not …

Feb 6, 2024 · If my variable contains quoted globs and I expand it without using double quotes, why do the globs disappear? Ask Question Asked 1 year, 10 months ago Modified 1 year, 10 …

It's the shell that finds the filenames matching the pattern, not ls itself. So you have to get the shell to include names starting with a dot, either using shopt -s dotglob before the ls command, or …