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Mention the handy batch script to launch Fossil without glob expansion on Windows.

florian 2020-03-18 15:13 glob-docs
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This works because the built-in command `echo` does not expand its
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arguments, and the `--args -` option makes it read further command
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arguments from Fossil's standard input, which is connected to the output
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of `echo` by the pipe. (`-` is a common Unix convention meaning
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-"standard input.")
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+"standard input.") A [batch script][fng.cmd] to automate this trick was
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+posted on the (now inactive) Fossil Mailing List.
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+[fng.cmd]: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg25099.html
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Another (usually) correct approach is:
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C:\...> fossil setting crlf-glob *,
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--- www/globs.md
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413 This works because the built-in command `echo` does not expand its
414 arguments, and the `--args -` option makes it read further command
415 arguments from Fossil's standard input, which is connected to the output
416 of `echo` by the pipe. (`-` is a common Unix convention meaning
417 "standard input.")
 
 
 
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419 Another (usually) correct approach is:
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421 C:\...> fossil setting crlf-glob *,
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--- www/globs.md
+++ www/globs.md
@@ -412,11 +412,14 @@
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413 This works because the built-in command `echo` does not expand its
414 arguments, and the `--args -` option makes it read further command
415 arguments from Fossil's standard input, which is connected to the output
416 of `echo` by the pipe. (`-` is a common Unix convention meaning
417 "standard input.") A [batch script][fng.cmd] to automate this trick was
418 posted on the (now inactive) Fossil Mailing List.
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420 [fng.cmd]: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg25099.html
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422 Another (usually) correct approach is:
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424 C:\...> fossil setting crlf-glob *,
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