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Bash Variables, Quoting, and Expansion/Enable nullglob

Expand unmatched globs to nothing.

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Section: Globbing and Brace Expansion

Enable nullglob

bash
bash
shopt -s nullglob
Explanation

Safer than leaving a literal pattern in loops.

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