# Location URI Wildcard

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-uri-wildcard/218556>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [April 4, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-uri-wildcard/218556 "2012-04-04T00:10:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-uri-wildcard/218556/1 "2012-04-04T00:10:49Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to find a way to redirect a bunch of jpg files to an html  
page.

This way is not working:

location = /attach/201204\*.jpg {  
root /usr/local/nginx/html;  
index suspend.html;  
}

Here is a real world file name: 201204031012088721.jpg

Thanks!

Regards,

Justin D. [http://www.twitter.com/jdorfman](http://www.twitter.com/jdorfman)

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**Author:** ![jmadtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7cd45c/32.png) [@jmadtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmadtech)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-uri-wildcard/218556/2 "2012-04-04T00:21:22Z")

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Hello!

On Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 03:10:07PM -0700, Justin D. wrote:

> Here is a real world file name: 201204031012088721.jpg

location ~ ^/attach/201204.\*.jpg$ {  
alias /usr/local/nginx/html/suspend.html;  
}

Maxim D.

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**Author:** ![jmadtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/7cd45c/32.png) [@jmadtech](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmadtech)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/location-uri-wildcard/218556/3 "2012-04-04T00:27:37Z")

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Perfect thanks Maxim!

Regards,

Justin D. [http://www.twitter.com/jdorfman](http://www.twitter.com/jdorfman)

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