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title: "Wildcard Searches"
slug: "wildcard-searches"
updated: 2024-01-30T11:47:26Z
published: 2024-01-30T11:47:26Z
canonical: "kb.dataparc.com/wildcard-searches"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.dataparc.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Wildcard Searches

Wildcard characters can be used to narrow or broaden the search.

*** (Shift+8):** An asterisk will act as a wildcard replacement for a sequence of characters. For instance, the search string “pm1*flow” will return results that have the text “pm1” before “flow”, with any number of characters in between.

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**^ (Shift+6):** A carrot at the beginning of a search string will filter for leading characters. For example, “^steam” will return results that start with “steam”.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image041.jpg)

**$ (Shift+4):** A dollar sign at the end of a search string will filter for trailing characters. For example, “avg$” will return results that end with “avg”.

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**?:** A question mark will act as a wildcard replacement for a single character. For example, “243_??_5” will return tag names with exactly two characters between the underscores, whereas “243_???_5” will return tag names with exactly three characters.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image045.jpg)

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