** / * value in Ant script

Question

In the following Ant script, what does it mean **/*?

<fileset dir="${server.src}" casesensitive="yes">
<include name="**/*.java"/>    
</fileset>

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bit-question May 31 '11 at 1:11

1 answer

Jim garrison · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31T01:12:26+0000

** means any level of subdirectory

i.e. a/x.java, a/b/y.java, a/b/c/z.javaEtc.