Glossary term
What is Wildcard?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Wildcard" means: A symbol in a file name, such as a star, that stands for other characters, so one pattern can match many files. It is taught in Linux for Absolute Beginners. Related terms include Redirection, Pipe, Path and Root. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Wildcard?
A symbol in a file name, such as a star, that stands for other characters, so one pattern can match many files.
Where is Wildcard taught?
Wildcard is defined in Linux for Absolute Beginners.
Which lessons cover Wildcard?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners, lesson 2.3: Wildcards: Match Many Files at Once
Which terms are related to Wildcard?
Next to Wildcard in the course glossaries: Redirection, Pipe, Path, Root, Shell, sudo, terminal and Permission.
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Wildcard?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Linux for Absolute Beginners: No Linux or programming experience is needed.