EFF's (Extended) Guide to the Internet

http://www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/eegtti/eeg_65.html (Einblicke ins Internet, ~06/1995)

EFF's (Extended) Guide to the Internet - Wildcards

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When searching for, copying or deleting files, you can use "wildcards" if you are not sure of the file's exact name.

ls man*

would find the following files:

manual, manual.txt, man-o-man.

Use a question mark when you're sure about all but one or two characters. For example,

ls man?

would find a file called mane, but not one called manual.

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