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Appendix F Wildcard Characters
In some commands, you may substitute wildcard characters for certain
parameters, or parts of parameters, in the list. The wildcard characters
count toward the eight character limit for user, group, account, and file
names. These wildcard characters are defined in table F-1.
Table F-1. Wildcard Character Definitions
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| Character | Function |
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| @ | Specifies zero or more alphanumeric characters. When used by itself, @ |
| | denotes all possible members of the set. |
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| # | Specifies one numeric character. |
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| ? | Specifies one alphanumeric character. |
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| | These characters can be used as follows: |
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| n@ | Represents all items starting with the character "n". |
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| @n | Represents all items ending with the character "n". |
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| n@x | Represents all items starting with the character "n" and ending with the |
| | character "x". |
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| n#_# | Represents all items starting with the character "n" followed by as many |
| | as seven digits, where each digit is represented by a single number sign |
| | (#). |
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| ?n@ | Represents all items whose second character is "n". |
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| n? | Represents all two-character items starting with the character "n". |
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| ?n | Represents all two-character items ending with the character "n". |
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| [ ] | A range of characters (only with the SHOWVAR, DELETEVAR, STORE, and |
| | RESTORE commands). |
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The SHOWVAR, DELETEVAR, STORE, and RESTORE commands provide for a range
or set of characters. Refer to chapter 2 of this manual for additional
information on these commands.