@cindex wildcard characters in file names
@vindex find-file-wildcards
- If the file name you specify contains shell-style wildcard characters,
-Emacs visits all the files that match it. Wildcards include @samp{?},
-@samp{*}, and @samp{[@dots{}]} sequences. @xref{Quoted File Names}, for
-information on how to visit a file whose name actually contains wildcard
-characters. You can disable the wildcard feature by customizing
+ If the file name you specify contains shell-style wildcard
+characters, Emacs visits all the files that match it. Wildcards
+include @samp{?}, @samp{*}, and @samp{[@dots{}]} sequences. To enter
+the wild card @samp{?} in a file name in the minibuffer, you need to
+type @kbd{C-q ?}. @xref{Quoted File Names}, for information on how to
+visit a file whose name actually contains wildcard characters. You
+can disable the wildcard feature by customizing
@code{find-file-wildcards}.
If you visit a file that the operating system won't let you modify,