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File Name Parameters
HP Search treats every parameter on the command line before the keyword
FOR as a file name specifier. You can specify multiple file names in the
command line by delimiting each file name with commas or spaces.
A specified file must meet three criteria before it is searched:
1. The file must be in ASCII format.
2. The file must have record lengths measured in bytes.
3. You must have read access to the file.
An indirect file, that is, a file containing file names, may be specified
by typing ^filename (where filename is the name of a file containing one
file specifier per line). Any file name specifier valid in the command
line is also valid in an indirect file, including a reference to another
indirect file. However, indirect files may only be nested eleven deep.
A set of files may be specified together using the MPE LISTF wildcard
characters: "@", "#", and "?". These LISTF file-matching wildcards are
given in Table 3-1 below.
Table 3-1. LISTF Wildcard Characters
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| Wildcard Matches |
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| @ Any number of alphanumeric characters. |
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| # A single digit. |
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| ? A single alphanumeric character. |
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To specify a file named "FOR", "WITH" or "HELP" in the INFO string,
precede the file name with a backslash ("\").
If a file exists in both the permanent and temporary file domains, HP
Search only looks for files in the permanent domain.