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title: "Editing the Asterisk"
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published_at: "2024-01-28T18:35:42+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T11:45:31+00:00"
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excerpt: "When I initiate a search for \"*\", I find I am unable to EDIT the first file called up. This does not occur on subsequent files or if the search is for another item. Is there something I am overlooking?"
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# Editing the Asterisk

When I initiate a search for “*”, I find I am unable to EDIT the first file called up. This does not occur on subsequent files or if the search is for another item. Is there something I am overlooking?