bash: set - Disable filename expansion via globbing.

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Description of set -f: Disable file name generation (globbing).

Glob: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming)

Turn off globbing.

$ set -f

If you try commands such as these; they will not work with set -f

$ vi ~/scripts/ch*cks

or

$ vi ~/scripts/ch*cks

Filename completion via TAB will still work.