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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 df5364c29..8bfa32baa 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml @@ -2752,27 +2752,28 @@ </para> </section> - <section id='wildcard-support'> - <title>Wildcard Support</title> + <section id='wildcard-support-in-variables'> + <title>Wildcard Support in Variables</title> <para> - Support for wildcard use varies depending on the context in - which it is used. + Support for wildcard use in variables 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> + <ulink url='https://docs.python.org/3/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. + <ulink url='https://docs.python.org/3/library/fnmatch.html#module-fnmatch'><filename>fnmatch</filename></ulink> + syntax, or + <ulink url='https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#re'><filename>Regular Expression (re)</filename></ulink> + 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. + For variables that have wildcard suport, the + documentation describes which form of wildcard, its + use, and its limitations. </para> </section> |