.; How to use Wildcards
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   Wildcards  are characters that can be used to represent any characters
   in commands that allow the use of wildcards.

   There are four wildcard symbols:

       ^1^.  ^*^ represents any length of character, any character
           use with filenames, extensions, and PPNs

       ^2^.  ^?^ represents any single character
           use with filenames, extensions, and PPNs

       ^3^.  ^ALL:^ represents any disk device
           use only with disk devices

       ^4^.  ^[]^ represents any PPN
           use only with PPNs

    Study the examples on the following pages.

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   Example #1
       Use ^*^ in  with ^SVDIR^ to look for all filenames with T extension on
       the current PPN;
       Type : ^SVDIR *.T^

   Example #2
       Use  ^?^ with ^COPY^ to copy all files with filenames three letters and
       less and T extensions from 5,21 to current PPN;
       Type : ^COPY =???.T[5,21]^

   Example #3
       Use ^ALL:^ with ^SEARCH^ to search  all  files  on  all  disk  devices
       with the current PPN with name GOODIE.T;
       Type : ^SEARCH ALL:GOODIE.T^

   Example #4
       Use ^[]^ with ^DIR^ to look for all files named GOODIE.T on all PPNs
       Type : ^DIR GOODIE.T[]^

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   Example #5
       Use  ^?^  and  ^*^  with  ^RENAME^  to rename all filenames four letters
       and less beginning with BR to CR on the current PPN;
       Type : ^RENAME CR??.*=BR??.*^

   Example #6
       Use  ^*^  and  ^[]^ with ^DIR^ to find all files with filename ROSS and
       any extension from DSK2:, all PPNs
       Type : ^DIR ROSS.*[]^

   Example #7
       Use ^ALL:^, ^?^, and  ^[]^  with ^X^ and ^TSV^ to scan files with one letter
       filenames, any extension, all disk devices, all PPNs;
       Type : ^X TSV ALL:?.*[]^
       (look at HELP X if you are unfamiliar with the X command)

   Please practice using  wildcards.   All  the implications of wildcards
   would fill several chapters.

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   If  you still do not know how to use  wildcards,  go  over  this  help
   file again   and   make  a list of the terms or phrases that you don't
   fully understand.






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