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sys_nanosleep
-Perhaps this is not enough. The filters also allow simple wild
-cards. Only the following are currently available
+Perhaps this is not enough. The filters also allow glob(7) matching.
<match>* - will match functions that begin with <match>
*<match> - will match functions that end with <match>
*<match>* - will match functions that have <match> in it
-
-These are the only wild cards which are supported.
-
- <match>*<match> will not work.
+ <match1>*<match2> - will match functions that begin with
+ <match1> and end with <match2>
Note: It is better to use quotes to enclose the wild cards,
otherwise the shell may expand the parameters into names