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Using wildcards when building object sets

To specify an object set of objects (except those based on volume, subsystem, or exception), you can include one or more wildcards in the name string; to specify a single object, you use an explicit name for the object.

When you specify a wildcard pattern to generate a list of objects, you can use additional wildcard patterns to add more objects to the list or replace the list entirely.

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Creating-object-sets

The characters % (percent) and * (asterisk) can be used as wildcards to match any number of characters in an object name string. The character ? (question mark) can be used as a wildcard in a name string to match a single character.

Name strings can be delimited by double quotation marks. However, characters that are contained in a delimited identifier are considered not to be wildcard characters. When a name string consists of multiple part names, the parts are separated by a period. Three identifier types are used as parts in specifying name strings:

  • 8-character short IDs — can contain special characters when delimited
  • 18-character long IDs — can contain special characters when delimited
  • 8-character operating system short IDs — cannot contain special characters

 

Tip: For faster searching, add an asterisk to the end of your partial query. Example: cert*

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