Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6 NSAPI Programmer's Guide

Wildcard Examples

The following table provides wildcard examples, listing the pattern and the result.

Table 9–2 Wildcard Examples


Pattern	Result
`*.netscape.com`	Matches any string ending with the characters `.netscape.com`.
`(quark\|energy).netscape.com`	Matches either `quark.netscape.com` or `energy.netscape.com`.
`198.93.9[23].???`	Matches a numeric string starting with either `198.93.92` or `198.93.93` and ending with any 3 characters.
`.`	Matches any string with a period in it.
`~netscape-`	Matches any string except those starting with `netscape-`.
`*.netscape.com~quark.netscape.com`	Matches any host from domain `netscape.com` except for a single host `quark.netscape.com`.
`*.netscape.com~(quark\|energy\|` `neutrino).netscape.com`	Matches any host from domain .`netscape.com` except for hosts `quark.netscape.com`, `energy.netscape.com`, and `neutrino.netscape.com`.
`.com~.netscape.com`	Matches any host from domain `.com` except for hosts from subdomain `netscape.com`.
`type=~magnus-internal/`	Matches any type that does not start with `magnus-internal/`. This wildcard pattern is used in the file `obj.conf` in the catch-all `Service` directive.