GNU bug report logs - #11730
bug in expr

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Message #15 received at 11730 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Ondřej Vašík <ondrej.vasik <at> gmail.com>
Cc: puneeth poduri <puneeth.poduri <at> gmail.com>, 11730 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11730: bug in expr
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:41:41 +0200

tags 11730 + notabug
close 11730
thanks

Ondrej Vasik wrote:
> This is really your misunderstanding of the shell behaviour. "*"
> character is special, it gets expanded by the shell. As this is quite
> common misunderstanding, it is part of GNU coreutils FAQ.
> http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#expr-2-_002a-3-does-not-work

Thanks for lending a hand, Ondřej.
I've marked this as a non-bug and closed the ticket via the directives
above Bcc'd to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org -- which anyone can do.

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