The pattern of ^character-string matches with a similar character-string found at the beginning of the searched string. The following examples illustrate the matching of a pattern located at the beginning of the searched string.
| Pattern | Searched String | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| ^SALES | BSALES | No match | 
| ^SALES | SALESFIL | Match | 
| ^SALES | JSALESFL | No match | 
| ^sales | SALESFL | No match |