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In [[Bourne shell|sh]], the * character is special, expanding via [[Glob()|globbing]]. In isolation, it expands to the names of all files in the current directory. So to refer to a file literally called * you need to tell the shell to ''not'' interpret it in this way, which you do by preceding it with a backslash (\) --– this ''escapes'' the * character. Compare:

*[http://www.trailing-edge.com/~bobbemer/ESCAPE.HTM That Powerful ESCAPE Character -- Key and Sequences] -– [[Bob Bemer]]