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File name expansion or ``wild cards''

 

UNIX provides several ways to select groups of files based on name patterns (Table 1.1):


 
Table 1.1: UNIX wildcards
Code Meaning
* Matches anything
? Matches any single character
[list] Matches characters in the list
[range] Matches characters in the given range
 

You can save much time by getting into the habit of selecting ``good'' filenames that make it easy to select subsets of all files using the UNIX wild card notation.



 

Paul Wessel
1999-07-01