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< div class = "p" > You can use special characters such as ?, *, and \, when searching
for files and strings, based on the following rules.
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< td valign = "top" > < b > Option< / b > < / td >
< td valign = "top" > < b > Description< / b > < / td >
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< td valign = "top" > *< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches all items. < / td >
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< td valign = "top" > abc*< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for items that begin with the characters abc,
for example, abcd or abctest.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > *abc< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for items ending with the characters abc, for example, dabc or testabc.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > *b*< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for items that have the character b anywhere in the name.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > a*c< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for items that begin with the character a and end with the character c.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > "a*"< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for items within quotation marks that start
with the character a, for example, "a," "ab," or "ad." Note that when you
use quotation marks, the specification becomes case sensitive.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > abc?< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for four-character items that begin with the
characters abc and have a single fourth character, for example, abcd.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > ?abc< / td > < td valign = "top" > Searches for four-character items that begin with a
single character and end in abc, for example, dabc.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > ?b?< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for three-character items that have a b in the middle, for example, abc.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > a?c< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for three-character items that have the character a and c with a single character in between.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > ab?< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for three-character items that start with ab and end in a third single character, for example, abc.< / td >
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< td valign = "top" > a\* or a\?< / td >
< td valign = "top" > Searches for characters where the * and ? are interpreted
literally, for example, a* or a?. The slash represents an escape character.
To use a slash literally, enter \\.< / td >
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