FG

How do use wildcards in command prompt?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 202647128 views
Confidence Score0%
0%

Problem

This page on Command Line Syntax says I can use something like to search for a file. For example, folder contains , etc. Now, after I've changed the working directory to , what follows next? It seems that I can't type that straightaway, as this will give me the following: '*.txt' is not recognized …

Error Output

*.txt

Unverified for your environment

Select your OS to check compatibility.

1 Fix

Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification

Fix for: How do use wildcards in command prompt?

Low Risk

Well the wildcard isn't the command :). The command to list the directory contents in the windows console is . So you'd have:

Awaiting Verification

Be the first to verify this fix

Sign in to verify this fix

Environment