**/*.java not working as argument to Bash script

Question

I have a simple bash script file named: test.sh.

#!/bin/bash

ls $1;

I gave the execution permissions:

$ ./test.sh "**/*.java" 
shows only one file

where as

$ ls **/*.java
shows hundreds of files

So how to make the script work.

ruakh · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-04 18:39:56Z

2

To enable support for ** in Bash, use the globstar option:

#!/bin/bash

shopt -s globstar

ls $1

answered Oct 4, 2015 at 18:39

ruakh

185k29 gold badges292 silver badges324 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

2 Comments

I missed that. Is it possible to use #!/bin/zsh instead of bash and avoid shopt command

@SanthoshYedidi: Yes.