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## In POSIX sh, redirecting from/to globs is undefined.
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(or "In dash, ... is not supported." when using `dash`)
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### Problematic code:
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```sh
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#!/bin/sh
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date > /tmp/log*.txt
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```
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### Correct code:
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To redirect from/to the only match of a glob, expand the glob first:
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```sh
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#!/bin/sh
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set -- /tmp/log*.txt
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# PS: This is a good place to verify that there was exactly one match
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date > "$1"
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```
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Alternatively, use a loop to redirect from/to all if that was the intention.
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### Rationale:
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Shells differ in whether (and how) they do pathname expansion on names in redirections. Avoid the issue by expanding the glob yourself.
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### Exceptions:
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If you only intend to target shells that supports this feature, you can change
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the shebang to a shell that guarantees support, or [[ignore]] this warning.
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You can use `# shellcheck disable=SC3000-SC4000` to ignore all such compatibility
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warnings.
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### Related resources:
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* Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX, etc!
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