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theobald@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Allen M. Theobald) writes:
> What i'd like to know is if there is a[n]... option to run dired
> when [find-file] is given a wildcard in the filename.

Well, you could load something like this:

  (defun wsm-find-file (filename)
    "Just like find-file, except use dired if FILENAME contains wildcards 
  and specifies a file that doesn't exist."
    (interactive "FFind file: ")
    (if (and (string-match "[*?]" filename) (not (file-exists-p filename)))
	(dired filename)
      (find-file filename)))

and bind it in your ~/.emacs file:

  (global-set-key "\C-x\C-f" 'wsm-find-file)

You may want to add more characters to the reg-exp above depending on
how generously you want to define "wildcard".

Disclaimer: minimally tested.  caveat emptor, bonus agricola, etc.
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