Why do I receive the error "File not found by glob" when trying to install rpm packages with square brackets in the title on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

Receiving the following error message when trying to install a package using rpm:

# rpm -ivfh strace-4[1].5.18-5.el5.i386.rpm
error: File not found by glob: strace-4[1].5.18-5.el5.i386.rpm

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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