What is glob?

Glob is a pattern matching technique used in file systems to specify sets of filenames with wildcard characters. It allows users to search for files and directories based on specific patterns.

Key Features:

• Wildcards:
  • *: Matches any number of characters (including none).
  • ?: Matches a single character.
  • [...]: Matches any one of the enclosed characters.

Example:

• *.txt: Matches all files with a .txt extension.
• file?.jpg: Matches file1.jpg, fileA.jpg, etc., but not file10.jpg.

Glob is commonly used in command-line interfaces and programming languages (like Python) to simplify file searching and manipulation. For instance, in Python, you can use the glob module to find files that match a specific pattern.

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