use_wildcard

Using the Asterisk Wildcard

You can use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard in email addresses when defining routes and in file names.

Wildcards can appear in the name or domain sections of an email address. The following are valid examples:

Wildcards cannot appear in a subdomain or the top-level domain. Wildcards also cannot appear with other letters; they must appear alone. The following are invalid examples:

You can use wildcard characters in file names the same way you can use them in email addresses. Use an asterisk in the name or the extension sections of a file name, but not in conjunction with a partial name or extension. The following are valid examples:

The following are invalid examples: