Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files. =================================================================== RCS file: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.3,v rcsdiff: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/lib/libc/gen/glob.3,v: warning: Unknown phrases like `commitid ...;' are present. retrieving revision 1.30 retrieving revision 1.30.10.1 diff -u -p -r1.30 -r1.30.10.1 --- src/lib/libc/gen/glob.3 2006/03/26 18:11:22 1.30 +++ src/lib/libc/gen/glob.3 2008/01/09 01:34:05 1.30.10.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: glob.3,v 1.30 2006/03/26 18:11:22 christos Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: glob.3,v 1.30.10.1 2008/01/09 01:34:05 matt Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)glob.3 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/16/94 .\" -.Dd March 22, 2006 +.Dd December 4, 2007 .Dt GLOB 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ This option should be set for programs t service attack via patterns that expand to a very large number of matches, such as a long string of .Li */../*/.. +.It Dv GLOB_PERIOD +Allow metacharacters to match a leading period in a filename. .El .Pp If, during the search, a directory is encountered that cannot be opened