DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

Using MEDIACOM
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Wild-Card Characters
Wild-Card Characters
MEDIACOM allows wild-card characters in various names. The command descriptions
in Section 2, MEDIACOM Commands, indicate when you can use wild-card characters.
You cannot use them if wild-card characters are not mentioned in an element’s
description.
These wild-card characters are supported:
Tape file names and tape names can have an asterisk or question mark as part of the
name. To distinguish between such a name and a wild-card character used in a
command that supports wild-card characters, you must use a circumflex character
before each asterisk or question mark in the name. Unless you use a circumflex,
MEDIACOM assumes you are using a wild-card character.
Examples
*SUMMARY
DIR*ST
REPORT_199?
PAY??_WEEKLY_199?
Because the circumflex is used to distinguish the asterisk and question mark as part of
the name, you must include the circumflex when specifying tape-name or new-
tape-name with ALTER, DELETE, or INFO TAPEVOLUME or TAPEFILE commands.
* An asterisk matches any number of characters (zero, one, or more).
? A question mark matches a single character.