On Fri 28/Mar/2025 13:45:08 +0100 tito wrote:
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> apt remove *xfce4*


Yes, that works (albeit I aborted it by answering 'n'). How come?

root:~# apt remove *xfce*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'xfce4-weather-plugin' for glob '*xfce*'
Note, selecting 'xfce4-session-dbgsym' for glob '*xfce*'
...


I didn't put quotes around *xfce*. So, how does apt manage to circumvent bash
globbing? Does it work with other shells too?


Best
Ale
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