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Asteriks (*) (1.3,/2.x/3.x internal)
NAME
* - 1) An escape character to allow quotation marks
in a filename.
2)May be used to refer to the currently active
console device.
SYNOPSIS
see examples
DESCRIPTON
The asteriks may be used as an escape character to
allow you to insert quotation marks and other asteriks
in a filename. For this to work, you must place an
asteriks infront of any quotation mark or asteriks you
wish to include in the filename.
It may also represent the console device that's
currently active. For instance, if you wish to output
everything typed into the current CLI (ei the active
console device) to the printer or to a text file, you can
use the asteriks.
2.x/3.x ONLY: You may use the asterisk as a wildcard
(as in MSDos). But this may only be done if turned on by
some external software.
EXAMPLES
1) To create a file called: "ESCOM" Rules Amiga!
From a file called: "Commodore" Blew It!
copy from "*"Commodore*" Blew It" to "*"ESCOM*" Rules Amiga!"
2) To create a file called: "9*Fingers"
From a filed called: *Nine Fingers
copy from "**nine fingers" to "*"9**Fingers*"
note: Notice how the command line from file has all
lower case letters and the file sitting on the
disk has two capital letters in it. The CLI does
not see the case of the character, so the
command will work just fine.
3) To print out everything that shows up in the current
CLI:
copy * TO prt:
4) To copy everything that shows up in the current CLI to
a file name 'work:What_I_Did':
copy * to Work:What_I_Did
note: To stop copying to 'Work:What_I_did' you must press
the ctrl-\ key combination.