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.sh NAME
glob \*- generate command arguments
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd /etc/glob
command [ arguments ]
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Glob
is used to expand arguments to the shell containing ``*'', ``['', or
``?''.
It is passed the argument list
containing the metacharacters;
.it glob
expands the list and calls the indicated command.
The actions of 
.it glob
are detailed in
the Shell writeup.
.sh SEE ALSO"
sh(I)
.sh BUGS
.it Glob
gives the ``No match'' diagnostic only if
no arguments at all result.
This is never the case if there is any
argument without a metacharacter.