Re: [Help-bash] Filename Expansion: Find Utility vs Bash Shell Pattern Matching

[Dennis Williamson]

On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Michael Convey <address@hidden> wrote:

> Chet and Greg, thanks for your follow-up explanations and additional links.
> I will read them and learn each program's features one-by-one as suggested,
> while still trying to maintain a big picture view. I find the lack of
> standardization unnecessarily complex and frustrating. I believe this kind
> of complexity is why many people become exasperated and give up on Linux. I
> will persevere, but I hope standardization will prevail in the long run.
>
>
>
Not gonna happen - it hasn't in 24 years of Linux or 46 years of Unix.
Remember, POSIX is descriptive more than (if at all) prescriptive.


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