-Wildcard using the `*` character are supported _at the end_ of
-tracepoint names. When creating an event rule with a tracepoint name
-containing a wildcard, specific tracepoint names can be excluded from
-the match using the option:--exclude option.
+You can use `*` characters at any place in the tracepoint name as
+wildcards to match zero or more characters. To use a literal `*`
+character, use :escwc:. When you create an event rule with a tracepoint
+name containing a wildcard, you can exclude specific tracepoint names
+from the match with the option:--exclude option.