Wildcard Characters

You can use wildcard characters in backup and restore file selection rules. LiveVault Web Portal supports using wildcard characters to represent characters in the file pattern and in directory paths, subject to the restrictions below.

Wildcard Characters in Filenames

Use the asterisk (*) for a wildcard character in a rule's file pattern. The asterisk represents zero, one or more characters at the current character position. When you create a rule that uses wildcard characters, select Matching Wildcards in the Rule type box.

Examples

The following table illustrates how to use wildcard characters in file patterns:

File Pattern Finds
mass* Mass Mutual.doc
Massachusetts Lighting.xls
recon*.sql Reconcile.sql
W*n*.rpt Wonderland.rpt

Wildcard Characters in Directory Paths

Use a wildcard character when specifying the path to a directory for backup and restore selection rules. You can use wildcard characters in the directory path for all rule types. You cannot use a wildcard character in the final segment of the path, or as a destination directory.