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Yeah, I'd go with that
wrklnk '/home/*/.cache'
Pattern not allowed in path name directory.
Error found on WRKLNK command.

On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 9:57 AM Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've never seen anything in IBM i with very sophisticated IFS pattern
matching...

I wouldn't expect an asterisk in the middle of a pattern to work.

But I can't find any documentation about what's allowed...

Charles


On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 7:30 AM Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I'm getting CPF38A5 (Error on the PATTERN parameter) on a SAV. I don't
see
anything in the help about any pattern restrictions. How do I find out
what it doesn't like?

TIA


SAV DEV(('/QSYS.LIB/' *CAT &MAIN_TAPE *TCAT
'.DEVD')) +
OBJ(('/www') ('/home')) +
PATTERN(('/home/*/.cache' *OMIT)) SAVACT(*YES)
+
SEQNBR(*END) EXPDATE(&EDATE) ENDOPT(*LEAVE) +
ASYNCBRING(*YES)
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