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Document that you must quote globs #54

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Expand Up @@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ options. It uses the same pattern language as
.Fl x ;
more details are in the
.Sx EXCLUDE PATTERN
section.
section. Note that you may have to quote the exclude pattern so the
shell does not evaluate the glob.
.
.It Fl S Ar excl_pat
symlink the directory that match the given pattern. See
symlink the directories that match the given pattern. See
.Sx EXCLUDE PATTERN
for more details. This option can be repeated.
for more details. This option can be repeated. You may need to quote the
pattern to prevent the shell from swallowing the glob.
.
.It Fl t Ar TAG
list dotfiles according to TAG
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.It Fl x Ar excl_pat
exclude the files that match the given pattern. See
.Sx EXCLUDE PATTERN
for more details. This option can be repeated.
for more details. This option can be repeated. Quote the pattern if it
contains a valid shell glob.
.
.It Ar files ...
only list the specified file(s)
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.Pp
.Dl bash_profile
.Pp
See the caveats noted in
.
Since exclude patterns are often valid shell globs, be sure to quote
them. See the caveats noted in
.Sx BUGS
when using an exclude pattern.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
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