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2nd project -r && (-i || -i) (both)

5:32pm Thu 5th Oct, Christopher M.

ANONYMOUS wrote:

> Q1 - when using -r in combination with -i or -o, are their patterns applied to the name of the sub directory, or is it skipped and the pattern applied only its contents?

As the project description states, we are matching *filenames* not *pathnames*.

> Q2 - due to the sensitivity of the pattern string "you'll need to enclose your file patterns within single-quotation characters", after testing I believe it also works with double quotes. So, when validating pattern strings is it alright to accept them if they start and end with " as well as with '?

Your program will not receive the single, or double, quotation characters. Also see the difference between these two commands:

echo '$HOME'

echo "$HOME"