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-tables of bash metachars
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+ Character
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+ Meaning
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+ *
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+ Matches any string, including the null string
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+ ?
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+ Matches any single character
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+ [...]
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+ Matches any one of the enclosed characters.
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+ Refer to the bash man page for further details and caveats regarding these characters.
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If the extglob shell option is enabled, a number of additional constructs
are available. These can be extremely useful sometimes.
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-table of extra bash goodies
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+ Construct
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+ Meaning
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+ ?(pattern-list)
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+ Matches zero or one occurrence of the given patterns
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+ *(pattern-list)
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+ Matches zero or more occurrences of the given patterns
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+ +(pattern-list)
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+ Matches one or more occurrences of the given patterns
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+ @(pattern-list)
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+ Matches one of the given patterns
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+ !(pattern-list)
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+ Matches anything except one of the given patterns
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