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Wild card characters |
* , ? , [] ,-, . ,^,$
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Examples :: |
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| [ ] wild card |
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| $ ls [aeiou]ra |
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It displays all files starting with 'a' or 'e' or 'i' or 'o' or 'u' character and ending with 'ra'. |
| $ ls [a-b]* |
It displays all files starting with any character from a to b. |
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| . wild card |
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| $ ls t..u |
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It displays all files starting with 't' character and ending with 'u'.The length of the file must be4 characters.It never includes enter key character. |
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| ^ wild card |
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| $ ls ^sta |
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It displays all files which starts with 'sta' and the length of the file must be 3 characters.. |
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| $ wild card |
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| $ ls *sta$ |
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It displays all files which ends with 'sta'.The length of the word can be any number of characters. |
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