1.3.4 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.