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Posted to user@ant.apache.org by JohnA <jo...@arrizza.com> on 2001/09/27 04:42:40 UTC

escaping '$'

I have a directory with a leading '$' in the name (on win2k). I am currently
using this in a fileset:

        <exclude name="?3rdparty/**/*" />

Is there a better way?

John

Re: escaping '$'

Posted by Shyam Koppikar <vk...@tds.net>.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conor MacNeill" <co...@cortexebusiness.com.au>
To: <an...@jakarta.apache.org>; <jo...@arrizza.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 7:51 PM
Subject: RE: escaping '$'


> $$ escapes $
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: JohnA [mailto:john.mlist1@arrizza.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, 27 September 2001 12:43 PM
> > To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> > Subject: escaping '$'
> > 
> > 
> > I have a directory with a leading '$' in the name (on win2k). I 
> > am currently
> > using this in a fileset:
> > 
> >         <exclude name="?3rdparty/**/*" />
> > 
> > Is there a better way?
> > 
> > John
> > 
> >

RE: escaping '$'

Posted by Conor MacNeill <co...@cortexebusiness.com.au>.

$$ escapes $


> -----Original Message-----
> From: JohnA [mailto:john.mlist1@arrizza.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 27 September 2001 12:43 PM
> To: ant-user@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: escaping '$'
> 
> 
> I have a directory with a leading '$' in the name (on win2k). I 
> am currently
> using this in a fileset:
> 
>         <exclude name="?3rdparty/**/*" />
> 
> Is there a better way?
> 
> John
> 
>