/glob/, *not* /glohb/ To expand wild card characters in a * = zero or more characters (E.g. UN*X) ? = any single character [] any of the enclosed characters indicate alternation of comma-separated alternatives, thus foo baz,qux would expand to "foobaz" or "fooqux". This syntax generates a list of all possible expansions, rather than matching one. These have become sufficiently pervasive that hackers use them Usenet news on technical topics. E.g. "He said his name was [KC]arl" (expresses ambiguity). "I don't read talk.politics.*" (any of the talk.politics subgroups on Usenet). Other examples are given under the entry for X. Note that glob patterns are similar, but not identical, to "glob" was a subprogram that expanded wild cards in archaic (1997-07-16)
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