Helix Server wildcards

For commands that operate on sets of files, Helix Server supports two wildcards.

Wildcard	Description
`*`	Matches anything except slashes. Matches only within a single directory. Case sensitivity depends on your platform.
`...`	Matches anything including slashes. Matches recursively (everything in and below the specified directory).

Helix Server wildcards can be used with local or Helix Server syntax, as in the following examples:

Expression	Matches
`J*`	Files in the current directory starting with `J`.
`*/help`	All files called `help` in current subdirectories.
`./...`	All files under the current directory and its subdirectories.
`./....c`	All files under the current directory and its subdirectories, that end in `.c`.
`/usr/bruno/...`	All files under `/usr/bruno`.
`//bruno_ws/...`	All files in the workspace or depot that is named `bruno_ws`.
`//depot/...`	All files in the depot named `depot`.
`//...`	All files in all depots.

The * wildcard is expanded locally by the operating system before the command is sent to the Helix Server. To prevent the local operating system from expanding the * wildcard, enclose it in quotes or precede it with a backslash.

Note

The ... wildcard cannot be used with the p4 add command. The ... wildcard is expanded by the Helix Server, and, because the service cannot determine which files are being added, it can’t expand the wildcard. The * wildcard can be used with p4 add, because it is expanded by the operating system shell and not by Helix Server.