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Use Backslashes to Search for Special Characters

The following characters have special meaning:

{ } | [ ] % ? * \ 

To search for literal occurrences of these characters, you must prefix them with a \ backslash. For example:

What next\?

If this example is part of an Included list, the trigger activates whenever CA DLP detects 'What next?'

24\*7

If this example is part of an Included list, the trigger activates whenever CA DLP detects '24*7'.

The files are located in the \\Sales directory

If this example is part of an Included list, the trigger activates whenever CA DLP detects:

'The files are located in the \Sales directory'.

Note: To search for literal occurrences of backslash characters, you must still prefix them with a further backslash. This is why you must type \\Sales to detect '\Sales'.

The domain you need is: unipraxis\\srimmel

If part of an Included list, the trigger activates whenever CA DLP detects:

'The domain you need is: unipraxis\srimmel'

Note: Forward slashes are not special characters and do not need a backslash prefix. For example, you need only type 24/7 to detect '24/7'.