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8293040: Argfile documentation for java launcher tool is confusing regarding usage of wildcards
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src/java.base/share/man/java.md

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@@ -3073,7 +3073,9 @@ The following items describe the syntax of `java` argument files:
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- The argument file size must not exceed MAXINT (2,147,483,647) bytes.
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- The launcher doesn't expand wildcards that are present within an argument
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file.
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file. That means, an asterisk `*` is passed on as-is to the starting VM.
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For example `*.java` stays `*.java` and is not expanded to `Foo.java`,
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`Bar.java`, etc. like on some command line shell.
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- Use white space or new line characters to separate arguments included in
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the file.

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