wish list -- noglob on a per-function basis

wish list -- noglob on a per-function basis

[Steven L Baur]

I'd like a method of specifying commands and shell functions/aliases
that do not get globbed by the shell.  The csh-style flag is too
coarse a setting.

Something like:
typeset -f -noglob rename

Then the function could be called without quoting, or option fiddling:
rename *.obj *.o

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Re: wish list -- noglob on a per-function basis

[Hrvoje Niksic]

Steven L Baur (steve@miranova.com) wrote:
> 
> I'd like a method of specifying commands and shell functions/aliases
> that do not get globbed by the shell.  The csh-style flag is too
> coarse a setting.
> 
> Something like:
> typeset -f -noglob rename
> 
> Then the function could be called without quoting, or option fiddling:
> rename *.obj *.o

What about
alias rename='noglob rename'

Something similar is suggested by the FAQ for nocorrect (alias
mkdir='nocorrect mkdir').

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Re: wish list -- noglob on a per-function basis

[Geoff Wing]

:I'd like a method of specifying commands and shell functions/aliases
:that do not get globbed by the shell.  The csh-style flag is too
:coarse a setting.
:
:Something like:
:typeset -f -noglob rename
:
:Then the function could be called without quoting, or option fiddling:
:rename *.obj *.o

How about
alias rename='noglob rename'
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Re: wish list -- noglob on a per-function basis

[Steven L Baur]

>>>>> "Hrvoje" == Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:

Hrvoje> Steven L Baur (steve@miranova.com) wrote:
>> 
>> I'd like a method of specifying commands and shell functions/aliases
>> that do not get globbed by the shell.

Hrvoje> What about
Hrvoje> alias rename='noglob rename'

Yup.  That does it.  And it's a bit nicer than defmacro.  Thanks.

Hrvoje> I'm a Lisp variable -- bind me!
ROTFL

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