Shell wildcards and patterns: *, ?, [], {} and quotes

35 min Rocky Linux 9

Objective

Target several files at once with wildcards (*, ?, [ ]), build lists of names with braces, and know how to protect a special character with quotes. These are everyday reflexes: copy all the photos, delete all the logs from one year, create a complete directory tree in one line.

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