linux - What is file globbing? -
i wondering file globbing? have never heard of before , couldnt find definition when tried looking online...
globbing * , ? , other pattern matchers may familiar with.
globbing interprets standard wild card characters * , ?, character lists in square brackets, , other special characters (such ^ negating sense of match).
for example of * operator, want copy files .jpg extension in current directory somewhere else:
cp *.jpg /some/other/location here use * globbing pattern matcher match jpg files in current directory.
note may similar, not same regular expressions.
you can find more detailed information here , here
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