Wildcards for File Names in Directory for Real-Time File Collection

Wildcard characters are used for searching matching multiple files or directories. You can collect log files from a subfolder by using the asterisk (*) or the question mark (?) wildcard character.

Note: Do not use multiple wildcards in the file name.
Example: Consider the following files: 
/sharepoint/mainFolder/subFolder1/AB1.log
 /sharepoint/mainFolder/subFolder1/AB2.log
 /sharepoint/mainFolder/subFolder1/A3B.log 
	/sharepoint/mainFolder/subFolder1/A4B.log 
...
/sharepoint/mainFolder/subFolder1/AB7.log

To collect the files from the subFolder1 enter /sharepoint/mainFolder/subFolder1/ in the Directory Path field and specify the AB*.log, *.log, or A*B.log in the File(s) Include field.

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