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‎reference/3.0/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Wildcards.md‎

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schema: 2.0.0
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locale: en-us
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keywords: powershell,cmdlet
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Wildcard characters represent one or many characters. You can use them to
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create word patterns in commands. For example, to get all the files in the
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C:\\Techdocs directory that have a .ppt file name extension, type:
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`C:\Techdocs` directory with a `.ppt` file name extension, type:
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```powershell
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Get-ChildItem c:\techdocs\*.ppt
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Get-ChildItem C:\Techdocs\*.ppt
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In this case, the asterisk (*) wildcard character represents any characters
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In this case, the asterisk (`*`) wildcard character represents any characters
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PowerShell supports the following wildcard characters.
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PowerShell supports the following wildcard characters:
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|Wildcard|Description |Example |Match |No Match|
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|--------|--------------------------|--------|-------------|--------|
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|* |Matches zero or more |a* |aA, ag, Apple|banana |
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| |characters | | | |
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|? |Matches exactly one |?n |an, in, on |ran |
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| |character in that position| | | |
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|[ ] |Matches a range of |[a-l]ook|book, cook, |took |
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| |characters | | look | |
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|[ ] |Matches the specified |[bc]ook |book, cook |hook |
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| |characters | | | |
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You can include multiple wildcard characters in the same word pattern.
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For example, to find text files whose names begin with the letters "a"
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through "l", type:
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|* |Match zero or more characters | a* | aA, ag, Apple | banana |
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|? |Match one character in that position | ?n | an, in, on | ran |
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|[ ] |Match a range of characters | [a-l]ook | book, cook, look | took |
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|[ ] |Match specific characters | [bc]ook | book, cook | hook |
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You can include multiple wildcard characters in the same word pattern. For
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example, to find text files with names that begin with the letters **a**
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through **l**, type:
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```powershell
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Get-ChildItem c:\techdocs[a-l]*.txt
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Get-ChildItem C:\Techdocs\[a-l]*.txt
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```
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Many cmdlets accept wildcard characters in parameter values. The
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Help topic for each cmdlet describes which parameters, if any, permit
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wildcard characters. For parameters in which wildcard characters are
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accepted, their use is case-insensitive.
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Many cmdlets accept wildcard characters in parameter values. The Help topic for
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each cmdlet describes which parameters accept wildcard characters. For
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parameters that accept wildcard characters, their use is case-insensitive.
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You can also use wildcard characters in commands and script blocks, such as
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to create a word pattern that represents property values. For example, the
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following command gets services in which the ServiceType property value
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includes "Interactive".
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You can use wildcard characters in commands and script blocks, such as to
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create a word pattern that represents property values. For example, the
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following command gets services in which the **ServiceType** property value
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includes **Interactive**.
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```powershell
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Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.ServiceType -like "*Interactive*"}
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Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.ServiceType -Like "*Interactive*"}
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```
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In the following example, wildcard characters are used to find property
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values in the conditions of an If statement. In this command, if the
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Description of a restore point includes "PowerShell", the command adds the
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value of the CreationTime property of the restore point to a log file.
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In the following example, the `If` statement includes a condition that uses
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wildcard characters to find property values. If the restore point's
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**Description** includes **PowerShell**, the command adds the value of the
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restore point's **CreationTime** property to a log file.
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```powershell
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$p = Get-ComputerRestorePoint
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foreach ($point in $p) {
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if ($point.description -like "*PowerShell*") {
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add-content -path C:\TechDocs\RestoreLog.txt "$($point.CreationTime)"
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Add-Content -Path C:\TechDocs\RestoreLog.txt "$($point.CreationTime)"
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}
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}
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```
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## SEE ALSO
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- [about_Language_Keywords](about_Language_Keywords.md)
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- [about_If](about_If.md)
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- [about_Script_Blocks](about_Script_Blocks.md)
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[about_Language_Keywords](about_Language_Keywords.md)
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[about_If](about_If.md)
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[about_Script_Blocks](about_Script_Blocks.md)

‎reference/4.0/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Wildcards.md‎

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schema: 2.0.0
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keywords: powershell,cmdlet
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Wildcard characters represent one or many characters. You can use them to
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`C:\Techdocs` directory with a `.ppt` file name extension, type:
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```powershell
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Get-ChildItem c:\techdocs\*.ppt
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Get-ChildItem C:\Techdocs\*.ppt
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```
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In this case, the asterisk (*) wildcard character represents any characters
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that appear before the .ppt file name extension.
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In this case, the asterisk (`*`) wildcard character represents any characters
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PowerShell supports the following wildcard characters.
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PowerShell supports the following wildcard characters:
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|Wildcard|Description |Example |Match |No Match|
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|--------|--------------------------|--------|-------------|--------|
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|* |Matches zero or more |a* |aA, ag, Apple|banana |
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| |characters | | | |
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| | | | | |
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|? |Matches exactly one |?n |an, in, on |ran |
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| |character in that position| | | |
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| | | | | |
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|[ ] |Matches a range of |[a-l]ook|book, cook, |took |
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| |characters | | look | |
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| | | | | |
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|[ ] |Matches the specified |[bc]ook |book, cook |hook |
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| |characters | | | |
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You can include multiple wildcard characters in the same word pattern.
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For example, to find text files whose names begin with the letters "a"
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through "l", type:
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|* |Match zero or more characters | a* | aA, ag, Apple | banana |
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|? |Match one character in that position | ?n | an, in, on | ran |
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|[ ] |Match a range of characters | [a-l]ook | book, cook, look | took |
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|[ ] |Match specific characters | [bc]ook | book, cook | hook |
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You can include multiple wildcard characters in the same word pattern. For
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example, to find text files with names that begin with the letters **a**
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through **l**, type:
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```powershell
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Get-ChildItem c:\techdocs[a-l]*.txt
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Get-ChildItem C:\Techdocs\[a-l]*.txt
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```
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Many cmdlets accept wildcard characters in parameter values. The
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Help topic for each cmdlet describes which parameters, if any, permit
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wildcard characters. For parameters in which wildcard characters are
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accepted, their use is case-insensitive.
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Many cmdlets accept wildcard characters in parameter values. The Help topic for
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each cmdlet describes which parameters accept wildcard characters. For
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parameters that accept wildcard characters, their use is case-insensitive.
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You can also use wildcard characters in commands and script blocks, such as
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to create a word pattern that represents property values. For example, the
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following command gets services in which the ServiceType property value
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includes "Interactive".
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You can use wildcard characters in commands and script blocks, such as to
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create a word pattern that represents property values. For example, the
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includes **Interactive**.
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```powershell
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Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.ServiceType -like "*Interactive*"}
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Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.ServiceType -Like "*Interactive*"}
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```
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In the following example, wildcard characters are used to find property
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values in the conditions of an If statement. In this command, if the
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Description of a restore point includes "PowerShell", the command adds the
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value of the CreationTime property of the restore point to a log file.
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In the following example, the `If` statement includes a condition that uses
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wildcard characters to find property values. If the restore point's
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**Description** includes **PowerShell**, the command adds the value of the
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restore point's **CreationTime** property to a log file.
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```powershell
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$p = Get-ComputerRestorePoint
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foreach ($point in $p) {
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if ($point.description -like "*PowerShell*") {
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add-content -path C:\TechDocs\RestoreLog.txt "$($point.CreationTime)"
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Add-Content -Path C:\TechDocs\RestoreLog.txt "$($point.CreationTime)"
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}
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}
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```
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- [about_Language_Keywords](about_Language_Keywords.md)
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- [about_If](about_If.md)
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- [about_Script_Blocks](about_Script_Blocks.md)
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[about_Language_Keywords](about_Language_Keywords.md)
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[about_If](about_If.md)
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[about_Script_Blocks](about_Script_Blocks.md)

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## SHORT DESCRIPTION
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Wildcard characters represent one or many characters. You can use them to
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`C:\Techdocs` directory with a `.ppt` file name extension, type:
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```powershell
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Get-ChildItem c:\techdocs\*.ppt
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Get-ChildItem C:\Techdocs\*.ppt
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```
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In this case, the asterisk (*) wildcard character represents any characters
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that appear before the .ppt file name extension.
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In this case, the asterisk (`*`) wildcard character represents any characters
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that appear before the `.ppt` file name extension.
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PowerShell supports the following wildcard characters.
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PowerShell supports the following wildcard characters:
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|Wildcard|Description |Example |Match |No Match|
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|--------|--------------------------|--------|-------------|--------|
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|* |Matches zero or more |a* |aA, ag, Apple|banana |
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| |characters | | | |
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| | | | | |
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|? |Matches exactly one |?n |an, in, on |ran |
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| |character in that position| | | |
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| | | | | |
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|[ ] |Matches a range of |[a-l]ook|book, cook, |took |
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| |characters | | look | |
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| |characters | | | |
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For example, to find text files whose names begin with the letters "a"
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through "l", type:
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|* |Match zero or more characters | a* | aA, ag, Apple | banana |
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|? |Match one character in that position | ?n | an, in, on | ran |
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|[ ] |Match a range of characters | [a-l]ook | book, cook, look | took |
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|[ ] |Match specific characters | [bc]ook | book, cook | hook |
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You can include multiple wildcard characters in the same word pattern. For
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example, to find text files with names that begin with the letters **a**
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through **l**, type:
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```powershell
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Get-ChildItem c:\techdocs[a-l]*.txt
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Get-ChildItem C:\Techdocs\[a-l]*.txt
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```
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Many cmdlets accept wildcard characters in parameter values. The
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Help topic for each cmdlet describes which parameters, if any, permit
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accepted, their use is case-insensitive.
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Many cmdlets accept wildcard characters in parameter values. The Help topic for
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each cmdlet describes which parameters accept wildcard characters. For
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parameters that accept wildcard characters, their use is case-insensitive.
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You can also use wildcard characters in commands and script blocks, such as
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to create a word pattern that represents property values. For example, the
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following command gets services in which the ServiceType property value
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includes "Interactive".
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You can use wildcard characters in commands and script blocks, such as to
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create a word pattern that represents property values. For example, the
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following command gets services in which the **ServiceType** property value
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includes **Interactive**.
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```powershell
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Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.ServiceType -like "*Interactive*"}
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Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.ServiceType -Like "*Interactive*"}
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```
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In the following example, wildcard characters are used to find property
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values in the conditions of an If statement. In this command, if the
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Description of a restore point includes "PowerShell", the command adds the
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value of the CreationTime property of the restore point to a log file.
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In the following example, the `If` statement includes a condition that uses
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wildcard characters to find property values. If the restore point's
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**Description** includes **PowerShell**, the command adds the value of the
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restore point's **CreationTime** property to a log file.
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```powershell
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$p = Get-ComputerRestorePoint
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foreach ($point in $p) {
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if ($point.description -like "*PowerShell*") {
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add-content -path C:\TechDocs\RestoreLog.txt "$($point.CreationTime)"
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Add-Content -Path C:\TechDocs\RestoreLog.txt "$($point.CreationTime)"
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}
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}
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## SEE ALSO
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- [about_Language_Keywords](about_Language_Keywords.md)
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- [about_If](about_If.md)
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- [about_Script_Blocks](about_Script_Blocks.md)
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[about_Language_Keywords](about_Language_Keywords.md)
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[about_If](about_If.md)
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[about_Script_Blocks](about_Script_Blocks.md)

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