So we’ll go on to learn about wildcard characters (to be completely honest, I am a noob to this whole wildcard thing I am stilling learning also), and then about how to use wildcard characters in the Mac OS X command line. Now the actual reason I wrote up this post was to show you how to display only certain files with similar names. More textFileName – opens up a text file for viewing inside the command line/shell. to go up a directory and cd FOLDERNAME to go to a folder in the current directory. This lists all your files and folders in the current directory.Ĭd – changes directories (directories = folders). Open up terminal (or something similar like X11’s xterm) and type in ls then enter. Their filenames are ssw_idl.a285, ssw_idl.r391, ssw_idl.z988, ssw_idl.c293, and the other 4 files are named similarly (“ssw_idl.” followed by a letter, then 3 numbers).
But somewhere within that junk pile of files there lay 8 files I would like.
My home directory is cluttered with junk files that I never take the time to organize. First off, wildcard characters are special characters such as * and ? that help you to find groups of filenames that have something in common.įor example, say I have a couple of files that I want to find in my home directory. This tip/post is going to be about several common Mac OS X commands and wildcard characters I have discovered, at work, that is useful to understand and know how to use. EDIT: This post have been getting very many views lately so ‘fess up in the comments if you want a part 2 with more advanced and new ways to use Mac OS X commands and wildcard characters.
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