# Many at Once

Many at Once: Wildcards and Filters.

Updated: November 10, 2026

1. [Wildcards and Filters](https://www.ask-codey.com/lessons/powershell-wildcards-and-filters) (Apprentice): The wildcards \*, ? and \[ \] match many names with one pattern, so one Move-Item carries every photo at once, and Get-ChildItem's -Filter, -Include and -Exclude choose which names to list, -Filter the fastest of the three.

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/courses/powershell-in-depth/topics/powershell-many-at-once