Wildcards for Filename Generation
These wildcards may be used in command lines as a shortcut for a list of all filenames that match the wildcard pattern.
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* means zero or more of any character except slash (/) and leading period.
Contain a Pattern (*)
/? means exactly one of any character except slash (/) and leading period.
Positions (?)
[...] means exactly one of the alternatives listed except (/) and leading period.
[!...] means any one character except for the alternatives listed; cannot match a slash (/) or leading period.
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