@bdunbar @random_eddie are you a bash wizard?
In csh I used to use
alias dcc 'echo "\!*" | dc '
on cmd line:
dcc 2 2 + p
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Replying to @MorlockP
@bdunbar@random_eddie in bash or - and here's the tricky bit - dcc 5 5 * p See that *? should not do filename match!2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@bdunbar@random_eddie so, anyway, in bash there's some way to turn wildcard expansion on and off (forget details) and I TRIED it. But1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@bdunbar@random_eddie I want to surpress it JUST for this one alias. I think I did that in csh by using the quotation marks.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MorlockP@bdunbar So going back to this - I'm no wizard, but I am somewhat surprised that you can't "fix" globbing using some form of quote1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MorlockP@bdunbar ... hence my only half-way tongue-in-cheek suggestion of trying random quote and escape permutations.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MorlockP@bdunbar I've done that before in various contexts, gotten it to work, and been surprised to discover what it took to work.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MorlockP@bdunbar But on the other hand, if globbing happens /before/ alias substitution, then yeah you might be screwed.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MorlockP@bdunbar Another ugly compromise: when using your dcc alias, escape your *'s with \. dcc 5 5 \* p2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@random_eddie @bdunbar gotta finish up that twitter hack that gives me a clickable dick icon
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