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TudbuT :v_bi:

@ShadowJonathan why's it *.* actually? couldnt it just be * or is this just another DOS quirk?

2 July at 8:00 | Wall-to-wall | Open on tech.lgbt
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Alex Kuiper

@TudbuT @ShadowJonathan yes, if I remember correctly, the file suffix was actually special in DOS, so you had to match it separately.

2 July at 8:07 | Open on hachyderm.io
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@TudbuT @ShadowJonathan

Big difference between DOS and *NIX systems is that programs themselves are supposed to parse their arguments (including wildcards)

Where's on UNIX using a wildcard makes your shell do the lookup, on DOS this behaviour is entirely dependent on the tool you're using.

Only using "*" doesn't copy the files in the main directory (but it does copy folders), "*.*" does both. But I'd be curious to know more about this if any DOS veterans can tell us more :)

2 July at 9:35 | Open on woof.tech
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