The following does work:
for i in *; do echo $i; done
but the following does not:
a="*"; for i in $a; do echo $i; done
This is because globbing in for loops takes place before the variable
is expanded. Fix this by explicitly expanding the variables before globbing.
Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
common/hush.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/common/hush.c b/common/hush.c
index 1f468f6..5927ad6 100644
--- a/common/hush.c
+++ b/common/hush.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,11 @@ static int xglob(o_string *dest, int flags, glob_t *pglob, int glob_needed)
return 0;
}
} else if (glob_needed) {
- gr = do_glob(dest->data, flags, NULL, pglob);
+ char *data;
+ data = insert_var_value(dest->data);
+ gr = do_glob(data, flags, NULL, pglob);
+ if (data != dest->data)
+ free(data);
debug("glob returned %d\n",gr);
} else {
gr = fake_glob(dest->data, flags, NULL, pglob);
--
1.7.10.4
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