Ksh file name substitution
Created by Alin Brindusescu on 2011-02-23 04:22:55| ? | match any single character |
| * | match zero or more characters, including null |
| [abc] | match any character or characters between the brackets |
| [x-z] | match any character or characters in the range x to z |
| [a-ce-g] | match any character or characters in the range a to c, e to g |
| [!abc] | match any character or characters not between the brackets |
| [!x-z] | match any character or characters not in the range x to z |
| . | strings starting with . must be explicitly matched |
| ?(pattern-list) | match zero or one occurrence of any pattern |
| *(pattern-list) | match zero or more occurrences of any pattern |
| +(pattern-list) | match one or more occurrence of any pattern |
| @(pattern-list) | match exactly one occurrence of any pattern |
| !(pattern-list) | match anything except any pattern |
| | | multiple patterns must be separated with a | character |
Comments: work in progress!