Commodore PC - Wildcards; The? Wildcard; The Wildcard

8 MS-DOS User's Reference
Wildcards ^
If you are using multilevel directories, you will find it easier to ^ )
search for files on your disks if you use two special characters,
called wildcards. The wildcard characters are the asterisk (*) and
the question mark (?). They are useful in ms-dos command lines < j
because they give you flexibility when you are specifying paths ^-^
and files.
Using the ? wildcard The ? Wildcard
A question mark (?) in a filename or filename extension means
that any character can occupy that position. The following com- {^J
mand, for example, lists all filenames on the default drive that
begin with the characters memo, that have any character in the
next position, that end with the characters augy and that have an i)
extension of. txt:
dir memo7aug.txt I
Here are some examples of files that might be listed by the above
command:
MEM02AUG.TXT
MEM09AUG.TXT
MEMOBAUG.TXT , i
The * Wildcard
An asterisk (*) used in a filename or filename extension means v '
that any character can occupy that position or any of the remain
ing positions in the filename or extension. For example, the fol
lowing command lists all the directory entries on the default drive V J
with filenames that begin with the characters memo and that have
an extension of .txt:
dir memo*.txt ^-^
Here are some examples of files that might be listed by this dir ,
command: ^—/
MEMQ2AUG.TXT
MEM09AUG.TXT
( j
MEMOBAUG.TXT ^-^
MEMOJULY.TXT
MEMOJUNE.TXT