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vWildcard charactersvvWhen entering the sourcefilespec, if the directory name ends with \, then \* isimplied.When entering a destinationfilespec, if the name ends with /, then it isconsidered a directory, otherwise it is considered a file.The following example illustrates these two rules. Even though mydir andyourdir are directories, the command will fail because /* is implied after mydir,and yourdir is considered a file:restore c:\home\mydir\ c:\away\yourdirThe following example illustrates the second rule. Even though mydir andyourdir are directories, the command will fail because mydir and yourdir areconsidered files:restore c:\home\mydir c:\away\yourdirIf a file specification does not begin with a file space name (an opening directorydelimiter), the file specification is assumed to be a subdirectory of the currentworking directory. The client appends the destination file specification to theworking directory to build the complete path.For example, if the current working directory is c:\home\me and the command isdsmc res c:\fs\dir1\ mydir\, the complete restore path is this:c:\home\me\mydirWhen the file specification contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotationmarks. For example:dsmc sel "x:\dir one\file1"However, when the filespec is a directory with a trailing backslash, an extrabackslash (\) must be added. If an extra backslash is not added, the filespec willnot be processed correctly, and the operation might cause unexpected results.The following example is incorrect:dsmc sel "x:\dir one\"The following example is correct:dsmc sel "x:\dir one\\"Here is an example of restoring the contents of one directory to another, whenboth directories contain spaces:dsmc rest "x:\dir one\\" "x:\dir two\\"v Microsoft Dfs volumes are accessed using the standard UNC names. Thefollowing are examples of valid syntax to access MS Dfs volumes:\\Server_Name\Dfs_Root_Name\path\\Fault_Tolerant_Name\Dfs_Root_Name\pathRelated reference“Filelist” on page 379Use wildcard characters when you want to specify multiple files with similarnames in one command. Without wildcard characters, you must repeat thecommand for each file.In a command, you can use wildcard characters in the file name or file extensiononly. You cannot use them to specify destination files, file systems, or server names.You cannot specify a directory whose name contains an asterisk (*) or a questionmark (?).Valid wildcard characters that you can use include:Chapter 13. Using commands 527