# Asterisk *

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To get the Asterisk \* in the command line press and hold Shift + 8.

## Description

The Asterisk \* is a wildcard character to substitute for any other character or characters in a name.

## Examples

- Select all fixtures stored in a group and a name beginning with "Mac".

 \[Channel]> Group Mac\*

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-  Select all fixtures with a name beginning with "backt" and ending with "blue".

 \[Channel]> Fixture backt\*blue