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”
.
Table F-1 Table F-1. Wildcard Character Definitions
| Character | Function |
|---|
| @ | Specifies zero or more characters.
When used by itself, @
denotes all possible members of the set. |
| # | Specifies one numeric character. |
| ? | Specifies one character. |
| | These characters can be used as
follows: |
| n@ | Represents all items starting
with the character "n". |
| @n | Represents all items ending
with the character "n". |
| n@x | Represents all items starting
with the character "n" and ending with the character "x". |
| 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 (#). |
| =?n@ | Represents all items whose second
character is "n". |
| =n? | Represents all two-character
items starting with the character "n". |
| ?n | Represents all two-character
items ending with the character "n". |
| [ ] | A range of characters (only
with the LISTFILE, SHOWVAR,
DELETEVAR, STORE,
and RESTORE commands). |
The LISTFILE, 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.
