Re: Passing "*" as command line argument
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 08:08 PM
Because, when you are using a command shell/window/terminal, your operating system gets first crack at the command line you enter before it is sent to the program. Certain special characters like the asterisk mean special things ... unless you have a way of escaping them. UNIX uses a backslash, for example. In short, read the manual for the command processor for your operating system.