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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Using globstar in glob pattern prevents dot (hidden) files from being matched","articleBody":"### Version\n\nv22.5.0\n\n### Platform\n\n```text\nLinux razerbook-og 6.11.7-100.fc39.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Nov  8 19:07:28 UTC 2024 x86_64 GNU/Linux\n```\n\n### Subsystem\n\nfs\n\n### What steps will reproduce the bug?\n\nCreate the following files to scan:\n\n```\nscan/\n  subdir/\n    a.js\n    .b.js\n```\n\nCreate the following script:\n\n```js\n'use strict'\n\nconst fsp = require('node:fs/promises')\n\n;(async () =\u003e {\n  const globs = [\n    'scan/subdir/{.,}*.js',\n    'scan/*/{.,}*.js',\n    'scan/**/{.,}*.js',\n    'subdir/{.,}*.js',\n    '*/{.,}*.js',\n    '**/{.,}*.js',\n  ]\n  for (const glob of globs) {\n    console.log('glob: ' + glob)\n    if (glob.startsWith('subdir/')) process.chdir('scan')\n    for await (const entry of fsp.glob(glob)) {\n      console.dir(entry)\n    }\n  }\n})()\n```\n\nWhenever `**` is used in the pattern, the dot (hidden) files are not matched, even though the pattern specifically requests them.\n\n### How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?\n\nAlways reproducible as long as `**` is used in the pattern and the pattern is matching dot (hidden) files.\n\nIf the pattern is `*` or an explicit directory name, then the dot (hidden) files are matched. So this is specific to using globstar (`**`).\n\n### What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?\n\nThe dot (hidden) files should be matched after the globstar because the pattern is specifically requesting them.\n\n### What do you see instead?\n\nWhen globstar is used in the pattern, the dot (hidden) files are not matched.\n\n### Additional information\n\nThe described scenario works as expected using node-glob and bash, so the behavior of the built-in function in Node.js is inconsistent.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mojavelinux","@type":"Person","name":"mojavelinux"},"datePublished":"2024-12-19T21:00:12.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":5},"url":"https://github.com/56321/node/issues/56321"}