Special characters in dir command cmd not working
The command dir ??p*p??.dll gives me output like this:
I would expect it to return all files where the 3rd letter from the start and the 3rd letter from the end are a p.
Any ideas?
cmd
edited Nov 23 '18 at 15:10
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Kamil WiśniewskiKamil Wiśniewski
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The command dir ??p*p??.dll gives me output like this:
I would expect it to return all files where the 3rd letter from the start and the 3rd letter from the end are a p.
Any ideas?
cmd
edited Nov 23 '18 at 15:10
rickvdbosch
4,09121626
asked Nov 23 '18 at 13:07
Kamil WiśniewskiKamil Wiśniewski
566
3
??.*would also matchx.xas?matches the end of the name (or.). Also considerdirlooks at 8.3 names. Use PowerShellls ??p*p??.dllfor the results you expect.
– Alex K.
Nov 23 '18 at 13:32
You could filter file names by thefindstrcommand, like this:dir /B /A:-D "??p*p??.dll" | findstr /I "^..p.*p...[^.]*$"
– aschipfl
Nov 23 '18 at 13:51
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The command dir ??p*p??.dll gives me output like this:
I would expect it to return all files where the 3rd letter from the start and the 3rd letter from the end are a p.
Any ideas?
cmd
edited Nov 23 '18 at 15:10
rickvdbosch
4,09121626
asked Nov 23 '18 at 13:07
Kamil WiśniewskiKamil Wiśniewski
566
The command dir ??p*p??.dll gives me output like this:
I would expect it to return all files where the 3rd letter from the start and the 3rd letter from the end are a p.
Any ideas?
cmd
cmd
edited Nov 23 '18 at 15:10
rickvdbosch
4,09121626
asked Nov 23 '18 at 13:07
Kamil WiśniewskiKamil Wiśniewski
566
edited Nov 23 '18 at 15:10
rickvdbosch
4,09121626
asked Nov 23 '18 at 13:07
Kamil WiśniewskiKamil Wiśniewski
566
edited Nov 23 '18 at 15:10
rickvdbosch
4,09121626
edited Nov 23 '18 at 15:10
rickvdbosch
4,09121626
edited Nov 23 '18 at 15:10
rickvdbosch
4,09121626
4,09121626
asked Nov 23 '18 at 13:07
Kamil WiśniewskiKamil Wiśniewski
566
asked Nov 23 '18 at 13:07
Kamil WiśniewskiKamil Wiśniewski
566
asked Nov 23 '18 at 13:07
Kamil WiśniewskiKamil Wiśniewski
566
566
3
??.*would also matchx.xas?matches the end of the name (or.). Also considerdirlooks at 8.3 names. Use PowerShellls ??p*p??.dllfor the results you expect.
– Alex K.
Nov 23 '18 at 13:32
You could filter file names by thefindstrcommand, like this:dir /B /A:-D "??p*p??.dll" | findstr /I "^..p.*p...[^.]*$"
– aschipfl
Nov 23 '18 at 13:51
add a comment |
3
??.*would also matchx.xas?matches the end of the name (or.). Also considerdirlooks at 8.3 names. Use PowerShellls ??p*p??.dllfor the results you expect.
– Alex K.
Nov 23 '18 at 13:32
You could filter file names by thefindstrcommand, like this:dir /B /A:-D "??p*p??.dll" | findstr /I "^..p.*p...[^.]*$"
– aschipfl
Nov 23 '18 at 13:51
3
3
??.* would also match x.x as ? matches the end of the name (or .). Also consider dir looks at 8.3 names. Use PowerShell ls ??p*p??.dll for the results you expect.– Alex K.
Nov 23 '18 at 13:32
??.* would also match x.x as ? matches the end of the name (or .). Also consider dir looks at 8.3 names. Use PowerShell ls ??p*p??.dll for the results you expect.– Alex K.
Nov 23 '18 at 13:32
You could filter file names by the
findstr command, like this: dir /B /A:-D "??p*p??.dll" | findstr /I "^..p.*p...[^.]*$"– aschipfl
Nov 23 '18 at 13:51
You could filter file names by the
findstr command, like this: dir /B /A:-D "??p*p??.dll" | findstr /I "^..p.*p...[^.]*$"– aschipfl
Nov 23 '18 at 13:51
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As AlexK correctly states the wildcard character ? matches the end or .
To have a correct result in cmd filter with (by default regex based) findstr.
In a RegEx the . is similar to ? and .* (any number of dots) to wildcard *^ anchors at begin, $ achors at the end. A literal dot has to be escaped .
> dir /B "C:windowssystem32??p*p??.dll" |findstr "^..p.*p...dll$
Apphlpdm.dll
AppointmentApis.dll
mfperfhelper.dll
SrpUxNativeSnapIn.dll
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:02
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As AlexK correctly states the wildcard character ? matches the end or .
To have a correct result in cmd filter with (by default regex based) findstr.
In a RegEx the . is similar to ? and .* (any number of dots) to wildcard *^ anchors at begin, $ achors at the end. A literal dot has to be escaped .
> dir /B "C:windowssystem32??p*p??.dll" |findstr "^..p.*p...dll$
Apphlpdm.dll
AppointmentApis.dll
mfperfhelper.dll
SrpUxNativeSnapIn.dll
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:02
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As AlexK correctly states the wildcard character ? matches the end or .
To have a correct result in cmd filter with (by default regex based) findstr.
In a RegEx the . is similar to ? and .* (any number of dots) to wildcard *^ anchors at begin, $ achors at the end. A literal dot has to be escaped .
> dir /B "C:windowssystem32??p*p??.dll" |findstr "^..p.*p...dll$
Apphlpdm.dll
AppointmentApis.dll
mfperfhelper.dll
SrpUxNativeSnapIn.dll
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:02
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As AlexK correctly states the wildcard character ? matches the end or .
To have a correct result in cmd filter with (by default regex based) findstr.
In a RegEx the . is similar to ? and .* (any number of dots) to wildcard *^ anchors at begin, $ achors at the end. A literal dot has to be escaped .
> dir /B "C:windowssystem32??p*p??.dll" |findstr "^..p.*p...dll$
Apphlpdm.dll
AppointmentApis.dll
mfperfhelper.dll
SrpUxNativeSnapIn.dll
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:02
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As AlexK correctly states the wildcard character ? matches the end or .
To have a correct result in cmd filter with (by default regex based) findstr.
In a RegEx the . is similar to ? and .* (any number of dots) to wildcard *^ anchors at begin, $ achors at the end. A literal dot has to be escaped .
> dir /B "C:windowssystem32??p*p??.dll" |findstr "^..p.*p...dll$
Apphlpdm.dll
AppointmentApis.dll
mfperfhelper.dll
SrpUxNativeSnapIn.dll
answered Nov 23 '18 at 14:02
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??.*would also matchx.xas?matches the end of the name (or.). Also considerdirlooks at 8.3 names. Use PowerShellls ??p*p??.dllfor the results you expect.– Alex K.
Nov 23 '18 at 13:32
You could filter file names by the
findstrcommand, like this:dir /B /A:-D "??p*p??.dll" | findstr /I "^..p.*p...[^.]*$"– aschipfl
Nov 23 '18 at 13:51