Document glob patterns
Bug: 71906438
Test: none
Change-Id: Ic18f2dc5d91b30ff2b5beb8047d98591ba70ee00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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For a list of valid module types and their properties see
[$OUT_DIR/soong/.bootstrap/docs/soong_build.html](https://go/Android.bp).
+### Globs
+
+Properties that take a list of files can also take glob patterns. Glob
+patterns can contain the normal Unix wildcard `*`, for example "*.java". Glob
+patterns can also contain a single `**` wildcard as a path element, which will
+match zero or more path elements. For example, `java/**/*.java` will match
+`java/Main.java` and `java/com/android/Main.java`.
+
### Variables
An Android.bp file may contain top-level variable assignments: