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diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml index fc55ef648..df5364c29 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml @@ -2751,4 +2751,29 @@ </itemizedlist> </para> </section> + + <section id='wildcard-support'> + <title>Wildcard Support</title> + + <para> + Support for wildcard use varies depending on the context in + which it is used. + For example, some variables and file names allow limited use of + wildcards through the "<filename>%</filename>" and + "<filename>*</filename>" characters. + Other variables or names support Python's + <ulink url='https://docs.python.org/2/library/glob.html'><filename>glob</filename></ulink> + syntax, + <ulink url='https://docs.python.org/2/library/fnmatch.html#module-fnmatch'><filename>fnmatch</filename></ulink> + syntax, or Regular Expression (re) syntax. + </para> + + <para> + When a particular variable's list of filenames or filenames + in general used by BitBake or a build system + based on BitBake support the use of wildcards, the + documentation describes its use and limitations. + </para> + </section> + </chapter> |