Re: expand function result different

Hi bstaint!

On Do, 12 Nov 2015, bstaint@gmail.com wrote:

> I am try execute command:
>
> :echo expand('*.test')
>
> Windows return empty string, Linux return "*.test", Why?

Because the shell is used to expand the glob. On Unix, when the '*' does
not expand to anything, it will be kept as literal '*' while when it
matches something, the program only sees the expanded filenames.

Not sure how Windows cmd.exe handles things there.

Best,
Christian
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