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Can I use wildcards in my restricted words file?

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Yes wildcards can be used in the Restricted words file. The supported expressions are:

*, ?, [a], [a-z], [a,b,e]

Example1:

Matching Rule: tr*i[l-o]
Matches: train, trail
Non-Matches: triangle, trill, trial

Example2:

Matching Rule: br*a[r-z]
Matches: brat, braat, briaz
Non-Matches: brian,brand

Example3:

Matching Rule: [b,s]and[x-z]
Matches: bandy,sandy
Non-Matches: sands,bands,randy

See Also:

Keywords:restricted words Rwords wildcards regular expression

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