Wildcards used in generic profiles
The following table lists the wildcard characters that you can use in generic profiles.
Wildcard character | Description | Example |
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? | Use the question mark (?) instead of any single character. | AB.?D applies to the
objects AB.CD , AB.ED , and AB.FD. |
* | Use the asterisk (*) as a qualifier in a profile name to match
any one qualifier in an object name. A qualifier is the part of an
object name delimited by a period. For example, in ABC.DEF.GHI , the qualifiers are ABC , DEF , and GHI . |
ABC.*.JKL applies to
the objects ABC.DEF.JKL , and ABC.GHI.JKL ; it does not apply to ABC.JKL because * used in this context
always indicates exactly one qualifier. |
Use the asterisk (*) as a character within a qualifier in a profile name to match zero or more characters within the qualifier in an object name. | ABC.DE*.JKL applies to
the objects ABC.DE.JKL , ABC.DEF.JKL , and ABC.DEGH.JKL . |
|
** | Use the double asterisk (**) once in a profile name as the entire profile name to match all object names. | If you use ** as the
profile name, the profile applies to all processes. |
Use the double asterisk (**) once in a profile name as either the beginning, middle, or ending qualifier in a profile name to match zero or more qualifiers in an object name. | **.ABC identifies all
objects with the final qualifier ABC . |
Note that wildcard characters must use quotation marks on systems that expand them. In general, Linux® and UNIX platforms require double quotation marks around generic profiles, whereas Windows platforms do not.
For other platforms, refer to your product documentation.