strange ( * vs ./* )

[Erez D]

erez at homer:~$ grep pppd *
erez at homer:~$

however:

erez at homer:~$ grep pppd ./*
./chat.sh:pppd connect 'chat -v -s ABORT ERROR ABORT'

and:

erez at homer:~$ grep pppd chat.sh
pppd connect 'chat -v -s ABORT ERROR ABORT'

strange !!!



btw:
erez at homer:~$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
erez at homer:~$ cat /etc/issue
CentOS release 6.3 (Final)
Kernel \r on an \m
erez at homer:~$ uname -a
Linux homer 2.6.32-358.14.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Jul 16 23:51:20 UTC 2013
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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