# Wildcards

To perform transfers for multiple files, you can use the wildcards: asterisks (*) and question marks (?).

For UNIX platforms, * means any number of symbols in a file name and ? means any single symbol in a file name. They have exactly the same meaning on each platform as they do in the operating system. Only files with file names that satisfy the selection criteria can be matched and transferred. To restrict matched files, use any combination and amount of these wildcards and alpha numeric characters. If you want to transfer an entire directory, add a single * after the directory path.

For example, you can use the file name /home/johndoe/r?t* to match /home/johndoe/returns and /home/johndoe/ratelist, but not /home/johndoe/report.

Note: You must put wildcards after the last forward slash (/) to interpret them. Wildcards before the last forward slash (/) are ignored and will cause errors.
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