Wildcards used in generic profiles
We can use some wildcard characters in generic profiles.
The following table lists the wildcard characters that we can use in generic profiles.
| Wildcard character | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ? | 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.
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