GNU bug report logs - #40903
the "ls -R *.pdf" command does not search recursively only current dir

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Jim Clark <jim.clark.ubuntu <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>

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From: Jim Clark <jim.clark.ubuntu <at> gmail.com>
To: Jim Clark <jim.clark.ubuntu <at> gmail.com>, bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: the "ls -R *.pdf" command does not search recursively only current dir
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 07:25:25 -0700

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Greetings,

I found the ls command when used with a pattern does not search recursively.

ls -R *.pdf
only searches the current directory and not recursively.

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Thank you,

Jim Clark

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