GNU bug report logs - #6561
dired-do-shell-command " *" vs. "*", too close for comfort

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 02:12:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 24.0.93

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: dired-do-shell-command " *" vs. "*", too close for comfort
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:11:04 +0800

Gee, a little slip of the wrist,
(dired-do-shell-command "head -c 999 * |sum" nil (quote ("FlashXXV9Z9sz")))
(dired-do-shell-command "head -c 999 *|sum" nil (quote ("FlashXXV9Z9sz")))
and it goes and gets every file in the directory.

Yes I know it is all well documented, but I can't think of any computer
language where such a tiny difference can make such a big difference.

I don't have an exact solution. All I know is it will bite the reader
sooner or later.
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