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Using Wildcard Characters

In a command, you can use wildcard characters in the file name or file extension only. You cannot use them to specify destination files, drives, or directories. Use wildcard characters when you want to specify multiple files with similar names in one command. Without wildcard characters, you must repeat the command for each file. Valid wildcard characters that you can use include:

*
Asterisk. Matches zero or more characters.
?
Question mark. Matches any single character at the present position.

Table 34 shows examples of each wildcard.

Table 34. Wildcard Characters

Pattern Matches Does Not Match
Asterisk (*)

ab* ab, abb, abxxx a, b, aa, bb
ab*rs abrs, abtrs, abrsrs ars, aabrs, abrss
ab*ef*rs abefrs, abefghrs abefr, abers
abcd.* abcd.c, abcd.txt abcd, abcdc, abcdtxt
Question Mark (?)

ab? abc ab, abab, abzzz
ab?rs abfrs abrs, abllrs
ab?ef?rs abdefjrs abefrs, abdefrs, abefjrs
ab??rs abcdrs, abzzrs abrs, abjrs, abkkkrs


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