feature - /models globbing and regex

[ErichBSchulz]

not sure this is a bug or feature request (oh actually its both)

given the explosting in models would be good to enhance the /models output.

If the result count is ==0 or > ~15 it would be great to give a hint:

You can enhance your search using globbing "*" or "/regex/" by wrapping your tag in "/"

(obvs needs a patch to make that work!)

currently the globbing is a bit broked:

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