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sameera7788 07-06-2012 02:54 AM
using # and * for file handling
 
Im new to linux. please tell me how do we use # and * and other symbols for file handling oparations in linux. ( ex- copy, rename and move multiple files)

grail 07-06-2012 03:37 AM
How have you used them previously?

Mr. Alex 07-06-2012 03:39 AM
* can be any sequence of symbols or none
# starts a comment in bash and some other languages

anshuman84 07-06-2012 03:51 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sameera7788 (Post 4720592)
Im new to linux. please tell me how do we use # and * and other symbols for file handling oparations in linux. ( ex- copy, rename and move multiple files)
These are call Wild Characters of Linux Shell.

See bellow links :

http://www.mylinuxplanet.com/Article...haracters.aspx

http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/wildcards.html

sameera7788 07-06-2012 05:23 AM
thanks anshuman84
very useful information


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