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Re: 'tr' Bug


On 3/11/2011 10:39 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
On 03/11/2011 08:28 AM, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
echo /opt/IBN/df | tr [A-Z] [a-z]

produces:

/opt/xxx/df

Let me guess - you have a file named 'x' in the current directory.


Quote your arguments, so that the shell won't glob them:

echo /opt/IBN/df | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'

This is not cygwin-specific.



Ooooo! Good call, Eric! Eliot


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