rra at stanford.edu (Russ Allbery) wrote on 27.11.01 in <ylg06zhjyo.fsf_-_ at windlord.stanford.edu>: > wildmat = wildmat-pattern *("," ["!"] wildmat-pattern) Is there a particular reason why the first pattern does not allow a "!"? This seems inconsistent (and, at first glance, unnecessary). MfG Kai