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## <a id="syntax"></a>Syntax
Where Fossil accepts glob patterns, it will usually accept a *list* of
individual patterns separated from the others
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## <a id="syntax"></a>Syntax
Where Fossil accepts glob patterns, it will usually accept a *list* of
individual patterns separated from the others by whitespace or commas.
The parser allows whitespace and commas in a pattern by quoting _the
entire pattern_ with either single or double quotation marks. Internal
quotation marks are treated literally. Moreover, a pattern that begins
with a quote mark ends when the first instance of the same mark occurs,
_not_ at a whitespace or comma. Thus, this:
"foo bar"qux
…constitutes _two_ patterns rather than one with an embedded space, in
contravention of normal shell quoting rules.
A list matches a file when any pattern in that list matches.
A pattern must consume and
match the *entire* file name to succeed. Partial matches are failed matches.
Most characters in a glob pattern consume a single character of the file
name and must match it exactly. For instance, “a” in a glob simply
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## Platform Quirks
Fossil glob patterns are based on the glob pattern feature of POSIX
shells. Fossil glob patterns also have a quoting mechanism, discussed
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## Platform Quirks
Fossil glob patterns are based on the glob pattern feature of POSIX
shells. Fossil glob patterns also have a quoting mechanism, discussed
[above](#syntax). Because other parts of your operating system may interpret glob
patterns and quotes separately from Fossil, it is often difficult to
give glob patterns correctly to Fossil on the command line. Quotes and
special characters in glob patterns are likely to be interpreted when
given as part of a `fossil` command, causing unexpected behavior.
These problems do not affect [versioned settings files](settings.wiki)
or Admin → Settings in Fossil UI. Consequently, it is better to
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