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authorvincentdarley <vincentdarley>2004-05-11 14:09:56 (GMT)
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documentation for glob -types d with symbolic links
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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: glob.n,v 1.15 2004/04/30 22:45:56 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: glob.n,v 1.16 2004/05/11 14:09:59 vincentdarley Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH glob n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ the Unix find command:
\fIp\fR (named pipe),
or \fIs\fR (socket), where multiple types may be specified in the list.
\fBGlob\fR will return all files which match at least one of the types given.
+Note that symbolic links will be returned both if \fB\-types l\fR is given,
+or if the target of a link matches the requested type. So, a link to
+a directory will be returned if \fB\-types d\fR was specified.
.RS
.PP
The second form specifies types where all the types given must match.