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FORMAT FOR PATTERN MATCHING: EXAMPLES:
"expression*" "C-64*"
or
"expression?expression" "C?64 WEDGE"
or
4 'expression?expression*'' ' 'C-647WED*''
Use any of the above patterns in any of the disk commands whose format includes a
pattern. This applies to Load, Dload, Directory, Open, Scratch, and to the source file in
the Copy and Rename commands. More than one "?" can appear in the same pattern.
As you might expect, their use in pattern matching means you can't use the asterisk
or question mark in a file name when saving or writing a file (see next chapter.)
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