NetBackup IT Analytics User Guide

<file path>

The exact file will be retrieved for example, mbs/conf/collectorconfig.xml

<directory path
> or <directory
 path>/

All contents of the directory will be retrieved for example mbs/logs/

*

Matches any part of the filename within the same directory. For example mbs/logs/*.log will get all .log files that are in the mbs/logs directory (but not in any sub-directories).

**

Matches any part of the path, including crossing directory boundaries. For example mbs/rawdata/**192.168.0.1** will retrieve any file in the mbs/rawdata directory or subdirectories that contains 192.168.0.1 in the filename.

/**/ (or **/ 
at the start 
of the path)

Matches zero or more directories. For example mbs/rawdata/**/192.168.0.1/** will retrieve any file under the mbs/rawdata directory that is also under a sub-directory named 192.168.0.1.

?

Matches any single character. For example mbs/rawdata/192.168.0.? would match either of mbs/rawdata/192.168.0.1 or mbs/rawdata/192.168.0.2.

{a,b}

Specifies alternative values, exactly one of which must be matched. For example mbs/logs/{metadata,eventcollector}.log will retrieve either of mbs/logs/metadata.log or mbs/logs/eventcollector.log.

[characters]

Matches any single character that is specified within the square brackets. Either individual characters or a range may be specified. For example 192.168.0.[125-7] would match any of 192.168.0.1, 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.5, 192.168.0.6, 192.168.0.7.

[!characters]

Matches any single character that is not specified within the square brackets. Either individual characters or a range may be specified. For example 192.168.0.[!125-7] would match any of 192.168.0.3, 192.168.0.4, 192.168.0.8, but would not match 192.168.0.1.