2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/admin/ChangeLog b/admin/ChangeLog
index 8e5f4627b6a..1f2b4c58898 100644
--- a/admin/ChangeLog
+++ b/admin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 2010-03-10  Miles Bader  <miles@gnu.org>
 
-        * quick-install-emacs (AVOID): Be more picky about files we avoid
+        * quick-install-emacs: Use more portable shell syntax.
+
+        * quick-install-emacs: (AVOID): Be more picky about files we avoid
         installing.
 
 2010-02-14  Juanma Barranquero  <lekktu@gmail.com>
diff --git a/admin/quick-install-emacs b/admin/quick-install-emacs
index b8727d8d564..b912ed4e3ff 100755
--- a/admin/quick-install-emacs
+++ b/admin/quick-install-emacs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Written by Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
 EOF
       exit 0
       ;;
-    -[^-]?*)
+    -[!-]?*)
       # split concatenated single-letter options apart
       FIRST="$1"; shift
       set -- `echo $FIRST | sed 's/-\(.\)\(.*\)/-\1 -\2/'` "$@"