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I have a directory with files file1.c, file2.c and file3.c. The output of find is:



$ find -name "*.c"
./file1.c
./file2.c
./file3.c


I want to remove the quotes from the argument of -name. So I use set -f:



 $ set -f
$ find -name *.c
./file1.c
./file2.c
./file3.c
$ set +f


Since this worked as expected I made a function in .bashrc based on the previous code:



find() {
set -f
eval command find $@
set +f
}


but testing it gave the error:



$ . ~/.bashrc && find -name *c
find: paths must precede expression: file1.c
Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression


Why did set -f; find -name *.c ; set +f give error when calling the function, but did not give error when entering the commands in the shell?









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    I have a directory with files file1.c, file2.c and file3.c. The output of find is:



    $ find -name "*.c"
    ./file1.c
    ./file2.c
    ./file3.c


    I want to remove the quotes from the argument of -name. So I use set -f:



     $ set -f
    $ find -name *.c
    ./file1.c
    ./file2.c
    ./file3.c
    $ set +f


    Since this worked as expected I made a function in .bashrc based on the previous code:



    find() {
    set -f
    eval command find $@
    set +f
    }


    but testing it gave the error:



    $ . ~/.bashrc && find -name *c
    find: paths must precede expression: file1.c
    Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression


    Why did set -f; find -name *.c ; set +f give error when calling the function, but did not give error when entering the commands in the shell?









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      I have a directory with files file1.c, file2.c and file3.c. The output of find is:



      $ find -name "*.c"
      ./file1.c
      ./file2.c
      ./file3.c


      I want to remove the quotes from the argument of -name. So I use set -f:



       $ set -f
      $ find -name *.c
      ./file1.c
      ./file2.c
      ./file3.c
      $ set +f


      Since this worked as expected I made a function in .bashrc based on the previous code:



      find() {
      set -f
      eval command find $@
      set +f
      }


      but testing it gave the error:



      $ . ~/.bashrc && find -name *c
      find: paths must precede expression: file1.c
      Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression


      Why did set -f; find -name *.c ; set +f give error when calling the function, but did not give error when entering the commands in the shell?









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      I have a directory with files file1.c, file2.c and file3.c. The output of find is:



      $ find -name "*.c"
      ./file1.c
      ./file2.c
      ./file3.c


      I want to remove the quotes from the argument of -name. So I use set -f:



       $ set -f
      $ find -name *.c
      ./file1.c
      ./file2.c
      ./file3.c
      $ set +f


      Since this worked as expected I made a function in .bashrc based on the previous code:



      find() {
      set -f
      eval command find $@
      set +f
      }


      but testing it gave the error:



      $ . ~/.bashrc && find -name *c
      find: paths must precede expression: file1.c
      Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec] [path...] [expression


      Why did set -f; find -name *.c ; set +f give error when calling the function, but did not give error when entering the commands in the shell?







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