glob

computer operation of listing files that match a wildcard pattern
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glob

Summary

glob ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,184 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • glob's subclass of is recorded as wildcard matching[2].
  • glob's subclass of is recorded as file operation[3].
  • glob's subclass of is recorded as search[4].
  • glob's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02g0vn[5].
  • glob's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/globbing[6].
  • glob's uses is recorded as asterisk[7].
  • glob's uses is recorded as question mark[8].
  • glob's Semantic Scholar topic ID is recorded as 172637[9].
  • glob's man page is recorded as glob.7[10].
  • glob's FOLDOC ID is recorded as glob[11].

Why It Matters

glob ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,184 views/month).[1] glob has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] glob is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). glob. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/glob
MLA “glob.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/glob.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_glob_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{glob}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/glob}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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