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glob EXPR

glob

Returns the value of EXPR with filename expansions such as a shell would do. This is the internal function implementing the <*.c> operator, but you can use it directly. If EXPR is omitted, $_ is used. The <*.c> operator is discussed in more detail in I/O Operators.

Source: Perl builtin functions
Copyright: Larry Wall, et al.

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