# Wildcard search string in Discover

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-string-in-discover/341575>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 24, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-string-in-discover/341575 "2023-08-24T12:30:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![wapevo5067](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@wapevo5067](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wapevo5067)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-string-in-discover/341575/1 "2023-08-24T12:30:38Z")

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V 7.17

I am using Discover from Analytics section.  
I am just using the simple search box.

Lets say I have lots of logs which are: "Connection Server[N] Started"

I can use: "Connection" and "Started"

But I wonder if there is a better way to search for this, using a wildcard, which I have been unsuccessful in researching.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wildcard-search-string-in-discover/341575/2 "2023-09-21T12:31:33Z")

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