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minus-squareBleatingZombie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·6 months agoPlease forgive my ignorance. What does ** do?
minus-squaregaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·6 months agoActs as a wildcard for any directories that exist between arteries and clot.
minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-26 months agoIt’s a glob pattern (edit: tried to find a source that actually showed ** in use).
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-26 months agoHad to look this up as well. Its not rm specific: * is a simple, non-recursive wildcard representing zero or more characters which you can use for paths and file names. ** is a recursive wildcard that can only be used with paths, not file names. More here.
sudo rm /heart/arteries/**/clotPlease forgive my ignorance. What does ** do?
Acts as a wildcard for any directories that exist between arteries and clot.
TIL!
It’s a glob pattern (edit: tried to find a source that actually showed
**in use).Had to look this up as well. Its not rm specific:
More here.
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