Characters used in file names
- Character
- Usage
- /
- Separates the components of a file's pathname.
- ~
- (Tilde) symbolizes your home directory when used by itself.
When used together with a user ID, ~ symbolizes that user's
home directory. For example:
~valerie/.tcshrc
refers
to user VALERIE's .tcshrc file.
- .
- When used as a component of a pathname, indicates the working
directory.
- ..
- When used as a component of a pathname, indicates the parent
directory.
- ?
- Used as a wildcard character that can match any one character,
except a leading dot (.).
- *
- Used as a wildcard character that can match a sequence of zero
or more characters, except a leading dot (.).