Add to man page information about using the wildcard include statements. Signed-off-by: Ismo Puustinen <ismo.puustinen@xxxxxxxxx> --- doc/nft.xml | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/nft.xml b/doc/nft.xml index 970acb5..9c9192c 100644 --- a/doc/nft.xml +++ b/doc/nft.xml @@ -229,8 +229,13 @@ vi:ts=4 sw=4 -h/--help option. </para> <para> - If the <literal>filename</literal> parameter is a directory, then all files in - the directory are loaded in alphabetical order. + Include statements support the usual shell wildcard symbols + (<literal>*,?,[]</literal>). Having no matches for an include statement is not + an error, if wildcard symbols are used in the include statement. This allows having + potentially empty include directories for statements like + <literal>include "/etc/firewall/rules/*"</literal>. The wildcard matches are + loaded in alphabetical order. Files beginning with dot (<literal>.</literal>) are + not matched by include statements. </para> </refsect2> <refsect2> -- 2.9.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
