Wildcards used in generic profiles
The following table lists the wildcard characters that you 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.