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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ '\" 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 1.12 2002/07/01 18:24:39 jenglish Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: glob.n,v 1.13 2003/12/12 17:02:13 vincentdarley Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH glob n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ command if you want the list sorted). Second, \fBglob\fR only returns the names of files that actually exist; in csh no check for existence is made unless a pattern contains a ?, *, or [] construct. +.LP +When the \fBglob\fR command returns relative paths whose filenames +start with a tilde ``~'' (for example through \fBglob *\fR or +\fBglob -tails\fR, the returned list will not quote the tilde with +``./''. This means care must be taken if those names are later to +be used with \fBfile join\fR, to avoid them being interpreted as +absolute paths pointing to a given user's home directory. .SH "PORTABILITY ISSUES" .PP |