Library /sys$common/syshlp/BKM$HELP.HLB  —  Wildcard use
    Using wildcards for specifying files

    The following examples show some wildcard specifications and their
    explanations.  For information about wildcard definitions, see "File
    specification wildcards" in the "Concepts ..." help topic.

    [SMITH.PROJECT]*.*     Indicates all files in the [SMITH.PROJECT]
                           directory only.

    [SMITH...]*.*          Indicates all versions of all files in all
                           directories of user SMITH.  For example,
                           [SMITH.PERSONAL]*.*;*, [SMITH.PROJECT]*.*;*,
                           [SMITH.PROJECT.BASE]*.*;*,
                           [SMITH.PROJECT.TEST]*.*;*, and so on.

    [SMITH.PROJECT...]*.*  Indicates all files in the [SMITH.PROJECT]
                           directory and in all subdirectory files.  For
                           example, [SMITH.PROJECT.BASE]*.*,
                           [SMITH.PROJECT.TEST]*.*, and so on.

    [SMITH...]*.*;0        Indicates all files (highest version only,
                           indicated by a zero in the version number) in
                           all directories of user SMITH.  For example,
                           [SMITH]*.*;0, [SMITH.PROJECT]*.*;0,
                           [SMITH.PROJECT.BASE]*.*;0,
                           [SMITH.PROJECT.TEST]*.*;0, and so on.

    [SMITH...]*.*;-0       Indicates all files (lowest version only,
                           indicated by a negative zero in the version
                           number) in all directories of user SMITH. For
                           example, [SMITH]*.*;-0, [SMITH.PROJECT]*.*;-0,
                           [SMITH.PROJECT.BASE]*.*;-0,
                           [SMITH.PROJECT.TEST]*.*;-0, and so on.

    [SMITH]A*E.*           Indicates all files in the SMITH directory
                           that begin with the letter A and that end with
                           the letter E (before  the file extension).
                           For example, ACE.TXT, APPROPRIATE.C, and so on.

    [SMITH...]*.%          Indicates all files in all directories of user
                           SMITH that have a single-character file
                           extension.  For example, PROJECT.C, FORM.H,
                           and ANYTHING.1, and so on.

    [...]*.*               Indicates all user files in all directories
                           beginning with whatever directory you are
                           currently in.  For example, if you are in the
                           [SMITH.PROJECT] directory, the wildcard
                           specification is the same as
                           [SMITH.PROJECT...]*.*.

    [*...]*.*              Indicates all files on the volume, including
                           necessary directory files to contain the user
                           files.  This file specification does not
                           include the special files in the master file
                           directory (MFD), or [000000].

    [000000...]*.*         Indicates all files on the volume, including
                           necessary directory files to contain the user
                           files.  This file specification includes the
                           special files in the master file directory
                           (MFD), or [000000].
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