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EXPAND(nged)

NAME

expand - Performs matching of the _shell globbing pattern_ with the names of all the objects in the database. It returns all those that successfully match.

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SYNOPSIS

expand {globbing_expression}

DESCRIPTION

Performs matching of the globbing_expression with the names of all the objects in the database. It returns all those that successfully match.

EXAMPLES

The example shows the use of the expand command to display a list of all database object names having a particular ending.

Example 1. Display a list of database object names having a particular ending.
mged> expand *.r

A list of all database object names that end in “.r” is displayed.

AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org