The supported wildcards include:
| Wildcards | Description |
| * | Any number of any characters. For example:
*.doc - any file name with the extension ".doc" (e.g., status.doc, mission.doc) a*.dll - any file name that begins with "a" and has the extension .dll (e.g., alsvc.dll, advdcc.dll) |
| ? | Any one character. For example:
access? - any file name that begins with- "access" followed by any one character (e.g., access1, access5). |
| [ ] | Any range of characters. For example:
[ei]nsure.doc - any file name that ends with "nsure.doc" and begins either "e" or "i". (e.g., ensure.doc, insure.doc) [a-m].doc - any file name that ends with ".doc" and begins with the letters "a" through "m" inclusive. |
| [! ] | The negation of a range of characters. For
example:
[!ei]nsure.doc - any file name that ends with "nsure.doc", but does not begin with "e" or "i". (e.g., unsure.doc) |