Complex AmigaDOS wildcards

Foebane · 06 June 2018, 16:00

So, the way I see it, the #? wildcard for AmigaDOS works as in: ? is any single character, and the # prefix before ? is for any number of characters. So if I use this Windows CMD wildcard for a filename:

Code:

"?2 *.exe"

then the AmigaDOS equivalent would be:

Code:

"?2 #?.exe"

?

I'm not able to try this out for the moment as I'm not at home, but am I correct, and that the ? wildcard can be used in multiple places in a filename?

adolfo.pa · 06 June 2018, 17:02

Yes, that's correct. AFAIK, there's no limitation on the complexity of a pattern.

thomas · 06 June 2018, 20:08

http://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/Pattern_Matching

06 June 2018, 16:00	#1
Foebane Banned Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cardiff, UK Age: 51 Posts: 2,871	Complex AmigaDOS wildcards So, the way I see it, the #? wildcard for AmigaDOS works as in: ? is any single character, and the # prefix before ? is for any number of characters. So if I use this Windows CMD wildcard for a filename: Code: "?2 *.exe" then the AmigaDOS equivalent would be: Code: "?2 #?.exe" ? I'm not able to try this out for the moment as I'm not at home, but am I correct, and that the ? wildcard can be used in multiple places in a filename?

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06 June 2018, 17:02	#2
adolfo.pa Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Spain Posts: 30	Yes, that's correct. AFAIK, there's no limitation on the complexity of a pattern.

06 June 2018, 20:08	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 6,985	http://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/Pattern_Matching

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