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Updated Filter syntax extensions (markdown)

Raymond Hill 2015-10-03 10:09:01 -04:00
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Filter-syntax-extensions.md → Static-filter-syntax.md

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uBlock supports most of [Adblock Plus filter syntax](https://adblockplus.org/en/filter-cheatsheet). However uBlock does not support some very specific cases, and also added its own extensions to ABP filter syntax. uBlock Origin supports Adblock Plus ("ABP") filter syntax, so you can refer to [existing filter syntax documentation from Adblock Plus web site](https://adblockplus.org/en/filter-cheatsheet).
However uBlock Origin does not support some very specific cases, and also added its own extensions to ABP filter syntax (which at time of writing are not recognized by ABP).
### Not supported ### Not supported
`document` for _exception_ filters (those prefixed with `@@`): `document` for _exception_ filters (those prefixed with `@@`):
Not supported. The purpose of the `document` option when used with an exception filter is to disable uBlock Origin completely. Not supported. The purpose of the `document` option when used with an exception filter is to disable uBlock Origin completely. The purpose of the `document` option in static exception filters is mostly for the sake of "acceptable ads" support, which uBlock Origin does not support.
The reason it is not supported is to be sure that users explicitly disable uBlock themselves if they wish (through [whitelisting](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/How-to-whitelist-a-web-site)), not having some external filter list decide for them. The reason it is not supported is to be sure that users explicitly disable uBlock Origin themselves if they wish (through [whitelisting](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/How-to-whitelist-a-web-site)), not having some external filter list decide for them.
### Extended syntax ### Extended syntax
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Examples: `google.*` will apply to all similar Google domain names: `google.com`, `google.com.br`, `google.ca`, `google.co.uk`, etc. Another example: `facebook.*` will apply to all similar Facebook domain names: `facebook.com`, `facebook.net`. Examples: `google.*` will apply to all similar Google domain names: `google.com`, `google.com.br`, `google.ca`, `google.co.uk`, etc. Another example: `facebook.*` will apply to all similar Facebook domain names: `facebook.com`, `facebook.net`.
Since the base domain name is used to derive the name of the "entity", `google.evil.biz` would **not** match `google.*`.
Since the base domain name is used to derive the "entity", `google.evil.biz` would **not** match `google.*`.