RFR: 8293040: Argfile documentation for java launcher tool is confusing regarding usage of wildcards

[David Holmes]

On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:12:21 GMT, David Holmes <dholmes at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Please review this improvement to the manual page covering the usage of wildcards in `java`'s argfiles.
>
> src/java.base/share/man/java.md line 3079:
> 
>> 3077:     For example `*.java` stays `*.java` and is not expanded to `Foo.java`,
>> 3078:     `Bar.java`, etc. like on some command line shell.
>> 3079: 
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> This expansion now seems to be in conflict with the later statement:
> 
> Wildcards (*) aren't allowed in these lists (such as specifying *.java).
> 
> ?? To be honest I'm not sure what that later statement is actually trying to say.

Never mind I see now this was already flagged.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/22208#discussion_r1847698402