src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/resources/plugins.properties

rev 14867 : 8159172: Update usage of jlink/jimage/jmod to show option patterns
Reviewed-by: mchung

@@ -35,19 +35,20 @@
 
 class-optim.description=\
 Class optimization. Warning: This plugin is experimental.\n\
 An optional <log file> can be specified to log applied optimizations.
 
-compress.argument=<0|1|2>[:filter=<pattern>]
+compress.argument=<0|1|2>[:filter=<pattern-list>]
 
 compress.description=\
 Compress all resources in the output image.\n\
 Level 0: constant string sharing\n\
 Level 1: ZIP\n\
 Level 2: both.\n\
-An optional filter can be specified to list the pattern of files to be filtered.\n\
-Use ^ for negation. e.g.: *Exception.class,*Error.class,^/java.base/java/lang/*
+An optional <pattern-list> filter can be specified to list the pattern of\n\
+files to be included.
+
 
 compact-cp.argument=<resource paths>
 
 compact-cp.description=Constant Pool strings sharing.\n\
 By default, all resources are compressed. You can express the set \n\

@@ -57,33 +58,34 @@
 
 copy-files.description=\
 If files to copy are not absolute path, JDK home dir is used.\n\
 e.g.: jrt-fs.jar,LICENSE,/home/me/myfile.txt=somewehere/conf.txt
 
-exclude-files.argument=<files to exclude | files of excluded files>
+exclude-files.argument=<pattern-list> of files to exclude
 
 exclude-files.description=\
-Specify files to exclude. e.g.: *.diz, /java.base/native/client/*
+Specify files to exclude. e.g.: **.java,glob:/java.base/native/client/**
 
-exclude-resources.argument=<resources to exclude | file of excluded resources>
+exclude-resources.argument=<pattern-list> resources to exclude
 
 exclude-resources.description=\
-Specify resources to exclude. e.g.: *.jcov, */META-INF/*
+Specify resources to exclude. e.g.: **.jcov,glob:**/META-INF/**
 
 generate-jli-classes.argument=<bmh[:bmh-species=LL,L3,...]>
 
 generate-jli-classes.description=\
 Concrete java.lang.invoke classes to generate
 
 installed-modules.description=Fast loading of module descriptors (always enabled)
 
 onoff.argument=<on|off>
 
-order-resources.argument=<paths in priority order | file with resource paths>
+order-resources.argument=<pattern-list> of paths in priority order.  If a @file\n\
+is specified, then each line should be an exact match for the path to be ordered
 
 order-resources.description=\
-Order resources. e.g.: */module-info.class,/java.base/java/lang/*
+Order resources. e.g.: **/module-info.class,@classlist,/java.base/java/lang/**
 
 strip-debug.description=\
 Strip debug information from the output image
 
 strip-native-commands.description=\