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File name expansion or ``wild cards''

UNIX provides several ways to select groups of files based on name patterns (Table 1.1):

Table 1.1: UNIX wildcards
Code | Meaning
* | Matches anything
? | Matches any single character
[list] | Matches characters in the list
[range] | Matches characters in the given range

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 UNIX wild card notation.

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