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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.
-