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  1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:

Display the contents of all files ending in a number to the screen

  1. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:
    Cat ?

  2. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):
    cat [0-9]
    cat [0-9]

  3. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):
    BCIT Burnaby BC Canada Dave Nielsen comp 2765

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Hi I am a Linux newbie and I am stuck trying to figure out the show command wildcards to display all files ending in a number

Thanks for looking

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Hi, if you use echo with a pattern first, for example

echo *[0-9]

or

echo [0-9]*

this will show you what files the cat command would be using if you use it with that pattern..

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Thanks so much for your help...