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The three wild cards are:
| Character | Behavior |
|---|---|
** | Matches any files in any directories |
* | Matches files in in a directory |
? | Matches a single character in a file/directory name |
Examples
Example file system:
| Code Block |
|---|
Output\ Binaries\ App.exe Installer.exe Helpers\ setup.bat cleanup.exe Images\ logo.png Website\ connect.jpeg App\ error.png license.jpeg Source\ App.cs MoreCode.cs ServerApp.exe |
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| Code Block |
|---|
Output\ServerApp.exe Output\Binaries\App.exe Output\Binaries\Installer.exe Output\Binaries\Helpers\cleanup.exe |
Wildcard Example: *
To find all .exe files in the Binaries directory and not in sub-directories you would use the pattern: Output\Binaries\*.exe
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It would return the following files:
| Code Block |
|---|
Output\Binaries\App.exe Output\Binaries\Installer.exe Output\Binaries\Helpers\cleanup.exe |
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For more information on Ant patterns, see the official documentation at http://ant.apache.org/manual/dirtasks.html#patterns |