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Extra credit: how did glob get its name? I've never found an explicit answer, but the Unix 71 manual suggests that it's short for "global". http://cm.bell-labs

• ori_b 16y ago
  Glob was already a word. Dictionary.com claims it dates back to about 1900, and might come from the blending of "globe" and "blob"
• sprout 16y ago
  That's one place where plain English works fine. Glob matches a glob of characters.