Syntax: SET WILDCARDS wildcard_syntax
Sets queries to use either ULTRIX or VMS wildcarding.
SET WILDCARDS ULTRIX lets you use the ULTRIX syntax for specifying
wildcards. SET WILDCARDS VMS lets you use the VMS syntax.
These are the VMS Wildcard Characters and their meanings.
% matches any single character.
* matches any string of zero or more characters.
& overrides wildcard characters. Example: to find a name equal to *
character you would use a name expression of &* .
These are the Ultrix Wildcard Characters and their meanings.
? matches any single character.
* matches any string of zero or more characters.
\ overrides wildcard characters. Example: to find a name equal to *
character you would use a name expression of \* .
[abc] matches any single character from the expression abc (match a
or b or c). Also excepts ranges: ab[cd- f] matches abc or abd or
abe or abf. Also excepts negative ranges: ab[^a-c] matches names
starting with ab but NOT ending with single character a, b or c.
Ranges like 0-9 are also legal.
{A,B,C} matches A or B or C where they may each be wildcard
containing name expressions. Examples:
ab{cd,ef}g matches abcdg or abefg.
ab{cd*,[ab]c} matches abcd*, abac or abbc.
{aa?,{cd,ef}g,z} matches aa followed by any single character, cdg, efg,
or z.