dbt in syntax

cat list2
grapes
prunes
dates
almonds
[@oracleclient ~]$ cat list1
mango
orange
pineapple
lemons
[@oracleclient ~]$ cat list[^12]
mango
orange
pineapple
lemons
grapes
prunes
dates
almondslemons
grapes
prunes
dates
almond
#what does it print, i.e; the cat list[^12]

list[^12] points to files named ("list"+any one of the characters enclosed in brackets).

Christopher Can you please explain in more detailed fashion??

it takes all the possible combinations as arguments.

for example,
abc[def] refers to all the files starts with "abc" and fourth character is any one of the character enclosed in square bracket.

Code:

cat abc[def] ==> cat abcd abce abcf

but its displaying both the lists list1 and list2 along with list2 again......

tats how it works

does cat list[^12] work????

i'm getting as....
[335802@oracleclient ~]$ cat list[^210]
cat: list[^210]: No such file or directory

but if i give
[335802@oracleclient ~]$ cat list["^210"]
hello
me
hi
everybody
mango
orange
pineapple
lemons
grapes
prunes
dates
almonds

contents of the files list0 list1 list2 are printed in order...(ie always list0 first followed by list1 and list2)

m gettin this

[335814@oracleclient ~]$ cat >list1
this s list 1
hi
hello
where are you

[335814@oracleclient ~]$ cat >list2
this is list 2
apple
orange
grapes

[335814@oracleclient ~]$ cat >list3
this is list 3
potato
beans
peas

[335814@oracleclient ~]$ cat list[^12]
this is list 3
potato
beans
peas
[335814@oracleclient ~]$ cat list[^13]
this is list 2
apple
orange
grapes
[335814@oracleclient ~]$ cat list[^23]
this s list 1
hi
hello
where are you

hey i got somethin...

for the same above lists

[335814@oracleclient ~]$ cat list["^23"]
this is list 2
apple
orange
grapes
this is list 3
potato
beans
peas

ya i agree with jeeva.....
list[^12]
here ^ does the work of negation....prints all files named list(followed by single alphabet or number like list0 or listA) except list 1 and list2
while list["^12"]
displays contents of the file list1 and list2

sorry. i didn't read the question properly. if u give list[^12], it means tat "list+(any one character other than 1 and 2)"

@akalya
list["^12"] displays contents of file list1, list2 and also list^.

ya akalya i think that negation is not necessary inside " "... i tried

@christopher and @jeeva
yup...u ppl are rite...

consider i have the files list1,list2 and list12 .....how i display the contents of al these files appended

Display it where ? On the console ?

Won't cat list1 list2 list12 do that ?

cat list1 list2 ---->cat list[12]
i was trying to find similar equivalent one for cat list1 list2 list12....
this works
cat list[12][2]--->list12 and list22
cat list[12][21]---->list12,list21,list11,list22

but in this case list1 and list2 are not comin na...!!

yup
list1 and list2 not displayed

this is a easy way to do this.

Code:

$ cat list[12] list[12][12]

this displays list1, list2, list11, list12, list21, list22.
i guess u want to do this by passing single argument.

yes

yup...
something like list[12] should return files list1,list2,list12,list21

try dis
cat list[12]*

it ll work. but it ll display all the files including list1a,list13,list1A,etc.

hey that works