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Re: using brackets in scripts

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From: Frank Terbeck <ft@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: using brackets in scripts
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:43:45 +0200
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Pol <xtekhne@xxxxxxxxx>:
> While the command 
> ls -l save/*(.)  
> 
> returns a list of files, as expected, entering the same command in a shell
> script does not work, returning:
>    
>      Syntax error: "(" unexpected
> 
> Any ideas?

You're using zsh's glob-qualifiers in a script interpreted by another
shell. These qualifiers are zsh specific.

Regards, Frank

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