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List:       bash-bug
Subject:    Re: how to limit autofill of executables in 'cygwin-bash' to a list of 'extensions'
From:       Chet Ramey <chet.ramey () case ! edu>
Date:       2010-07-14 2:58:33
Message-ID: 4C3D27D9.1080205 () case ! edu
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On 7/13/10 9:01 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:

>     Ran across this one today and tried it again.  I don't
> know why, but when it first came out, I gave it a try to accomplish
> similar, but had no luck.  Now it's working as I _think_ it's
> supposed to be (?).
> 
> FIGNORE=".dll;.DLL"
> (assuming default value of 'shopt force_fignore' is enabled).
> 
> It seems to eliminate a large amount of chaff on Windows.
> 
> Am I correct in my interpretation that this is by design?

It wasn't the original intent of FIGNORE (remember that bash was
written on systems where executable files did not ordinarily have
suffixes), but if it works for you, bonus.

Chet

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