What is the difference between the two wildcards ... and - for the monitor stanza in inputs, conf?

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Maksim Alpatov · Accepted Answer

* matches anything in that specific directory path segment, whereas ... recurses through subdirectories as well.

Maksim Alpatov · Answer

... is not supported in monitor stanzas

Maksim Alpatov · Answer

There is no difference, they are interchangable and match anything beyond directory boundaries.

Maksim Alpatov · Answer

... matches anything in that specific directory path segment, whereas - recurses through subdirectories as well.

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