Character Representations
Character Description
. This character represents a single digit. Ex 707….
(where …. equals four following digits).
[] These characters represent a range of digits. If the – is used
such as [4–7] then the digits will be consecutive. If a comma is
used, like in [4,7], then the range is nonconsecutive. You can
also use a combination of each [4–7,9].
Note: this only works for single digits [4–7] not [37–41].
() These characters represent a pattern, 425(707). They are
normally used with the ?, %, and/or the +.
? This character is used to specify that the previous digit
happened zero or one time(s) (to use this character you must
use the Ctrl+v key combination).
% This character is used to specify that the previous digit
happened zero or one time(s). It acts like an asterisk (*) and is
used in a regular expression.
+ This character specifies that the previous digit occurred one or
more times.
T This character specifies the timeout used by the interdigit
command.
* or # These characters are standard on touch-tone telephones and
can be used within the dial pattern or as a signal that the user
is done dialing digits using the dial-peer terminator command.
$ This character, when used at the end of a dial string, will
disable variable-length matching for the dial pattern.