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Issue of the Standard # S0153

Brief

The flags, that are defined in glob.h, are not described anywhere.

Detailed Description

There is the definition of flags in LSB 3.1 glob.h (13.4. Data Definitions for libc, 13.4.12. glob.h):
#define GLOB_BRACE (1<<10) #define GLOB_NOMAGIC (1<<11) #define GLOB_TILDE (1<<12) #define GLOB_ONLYDIR (1<<13) #define GLOB_MAGCHAR (1<<8) #define GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC (1<<9) The purpose of the above flags is not described anywhere, while the purpose of the remaining flags, that are defined in glob.h, is described in SUSv3.

Problem location(s) in the standard

Linux Standard Base Core Specification 3.1, Chapter 13. Base Libraries, 13.4. Data Definitions for libc, 13.4.12. glob.h.

Possible solutions

Describe the purpose of the above flags.

Accepted

LSB Bugzilla, 1351

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