ls: File not found exception with wildcard (expression) is not caught in Windows.
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Description
Coreutils: 0.0.27 Release
Windows 11 23H2 (OS Build 22631.4169)
Debian 12
Windows:
PS C:\Users\hanbings\test> coreutils ls
a.txt
PS C:\Users\hanbings\test> coreutils ls "a.txtt"
ls: cannot access 'a.txtt': No such file or directory
PS C:\Users\hanbings\test> coreutils ls "a.txtt*"
ls: unknown io error: '"a.txtt*"',
'Os {
code: 123,
kind: InvalidFilename,
message: "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect."
}'
PS C:\Users\hanbings\test>
Debian:
root@application:~/test# ./coreutils ls
a.txt coreutils
root@application:~/test# ./coreutils ls "a.txtt"
ls: cannot access 'a.txtt': No such file or directory
root@application:~/test# ./coreutils ls "a.txtt*"
ls: cannot access 'a.txtt*': No such file or directory
root@application:~/test# ./coreutils ls a.txtt
ls: cannot access 'a.txtt': No such file or directory
root@application:~/test# ./coreutils ls a.txt
a.txt
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Windows 11 command coreutils ls "a.txtt*" and compare it with the Debian behavior shown in the report. Trace the ls wildcard and file-not-found error handling, then verify that an unmatched wildcard produces the expected no-such-file message on Windows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100