Glob syntax
Glob is used to wildcard multiple entities.
Glob is a matching pattern, used in most OSes. In go-home glob matching is powered by globwas/glob library.
Most systems support wildcarding entities using glob patters.
WARN Don't overdo wildard usage as it may result in unexpected behavior.
Syntax
| Wildcard | Description |
|---|---|
* |
Matches any number of any characters including none |
? |
Matches any single character |
[abc] |
Matches one character given in the bracket |
[a-z] |
Matches one character from the range given in the bracket |
[!abc] |
Matches one character that is not given in the bracket |
[!a-z] |
Matches one character that is not from the range given in the bracket |
Examples
hue.light.*will select all light entities exposed by HUE hub. If both groups and lights are exposed, all of them will be selected.hue.light.[!g]*will select only lights, as groups will be filtered by[!g]exclusion.