topic Re: swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot or swremove -d \* @ /mydepot in Operating System - HP-UX https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/swremove-d-mydepot-or-swremove-d-mydepot/m-p/4122308#M314965 You could also use "set -f" and "set +f" to turn off/on shell filename generation. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:09:51 GMT Dennis Handly 2007-12-30T11:09:51Z swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot or swremove -d \* @ /mydepot https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/swremove-d-mydepot-or-swremove-d-mydepot/m-p/4122306#M314963 <BR />How is different when I run two this command?<BR /><BR /> - "swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot"<BR /><BR /> - "swremove -d \* @ /mydepot"<BR /><BR />Please, help to me clarify.<BR /> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:48:46 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/swremove-d-mydepot-or-swremove-d-mydepot/m-p/4122306#M314963 nataris 2007-12-30T10:48:46Z Re: swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot or swremove -d \* @ /mydepot https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/swremove-d-mydepot-or-swremove-d-mydepot/m-p/4122307#M314964 They are exactly the same. They just use different shell quoting styles: \ "" or ''<BR />Either can be used. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:06:51 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/swremove-d-mydepot-or-swremove-d-mydepot/m-p/4122307#M314964 Dennis Handly 2007-12-30T11:06:51Z Re: swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot or swremove -d \* @ /mydepot https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/swremove-d-mydepot-or-swremove-d-mydepot/m-p/4122308#M314965 You could also use "set -f" and "set +f" to turn off/on shell filename generation. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:09:51 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/swremove-d-mydepot-or-swremove-d-mydepot/m-p/4122308#M314965 Dennis Handly 2007-12-30T11:09:51Z