Separates components of menu names. If it is the first character, it is an absolute path to a menu or item within the menu bar of the current window.

When the first character, refers to a shortcut menu.

Matches 0 or more characters. For example, file* matches file, filename, and file_pattern , among other things.

Matches any single character. For example, f?nd matches fend, find, fond, and fund, among other things.

Matches any one of the enclosed characters. For example, f[ie]nd matches find and fend, but not fond, fund, or fiend. You can use a hyphen within the brackets to indicate a range, such as 0-9, a-z, or A-z (for all letters, uppercase and lowercase).

Matches a space or an underscore when specifying a destination with the menu_add and menu_delete commands.