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1.3.4 File name expansion or ``wild cards''
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<I>UNIX</I> provides several ways to select groups of files based
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* </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="-1"> Matches anything </FONT></TD>
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? </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="-1"> Matches any single character </FONT></TD>
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[<I>list</I>] </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="-1"> Matches characters in the list </FONT></TD>
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[<I>range</I>] </FONT></TD>
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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 <I>UNIX</I> wild card notation.
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