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swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot or swremove -d \* @ /mydepot

 
nataris
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‎12-30-2007 02:48 AM

‎12-30-2007 02:48 AM

swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot or swremove -d \* @ /mydepot


How is different when I run two this command?

- "swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot"

- "swremove -d \* @ /mydepot"

Please, help to me clarify.
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Dennis Handly
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‎12-30-2007 03:06 AM

‎12-30-2007 03:06 AM

Re: swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot or swremove -d \* @ /mydepot

They are exactly the same. They just use different shell quoting styles: \ "" or ''
Either can be used.
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Dennis Handly
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‎12-30-2007 03:09 AM

‎12-30-2007 03:09 AM

Re: swremove -d '*' @ /mydepot or swremove -d \* @ /mydepot

You could also use "set -f" and "set +f" to turn off/on shell filename generation.
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