diff --git a/core/file_base_area.js b/core/file_base_area.js
index e3887b84..e9926111 100644
--- a/core/file_base_area.js
+++ b/core/file_base_area.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const StatLog           = require('./stat_log.js');
 const UserProps         = require('./user_property.js');
 const SysProps          = require('./system_property.js');
 const SAUCE             = require('./sauce.js');
+const { wildcardMatch } = require('./string_util');
 
 //  deps
 const _             = require('lodash');
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ exports.getAreaDefaultStorageDirectory  = getAreaDefaultStorageDirectory;
 exports.getAreaStorageLocations         = getAreaStorageLocations;
 exports.getDefaultFileAreaTag           = getDefaultFileAreaTag;
 exports.getFileAreaByTag                = getFileAreaByTag;
+exports.getFileAreasByTagWildcardRule   = getFileAreasByTagWildcardRule;
 exports.getFileEntryPath                = getFileEntryPath;
 exports.changeFileAreaWithOptions       = changeFileAreaWithOptions;
 exports.scanFile                        = scanFile;
@@ -143,6 +145,15 @@ function getFileAreaByTag(areaTag) {
     }
 }
 
+function getFileAreasByTagWildcardRule(rule) {
+    const areaTags = Object.keys(Config().fileBase.areas)
+        .filter(areaTag => {
+            return !isInternalArea(areaTag) && wildcardMatch(areaTag, rule);
+        });
+
+    return areaTags.map(areaTag => getFileAreaByTag(areaTag));
+}
+
 function changeFileAreaWithOptions(client, areaTag, options, cb) {
     async.waterfall(
         [
diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_file_base.js b/core/oputil/oputil_file_base.js
index 67962fc0..308d3581 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_file_base.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_file_base.js
@@ -521,7 +521,24 @@ function scanFileAreas() {
                 });
             },
             function scanAreas(callback) {
-                fileArea = require('../../core/file_base_area.js');
+                fileArea = require('../../core/file_base_area');
+
+                //  Further expand any wildcards
+                let areaAndStorageInfoExpanded = [];
+                options.areaAndStorageInfo.forEach(info => {
+                    if (info.areaTag.indexOf('*') > -1) {
+                        const areas = fileArea.getFileAreasByTagWildcardRule(info.areaTag);
+                        areas.forEach(area => {
+                            areaAndStorageInfoExpanded.push(Object.assign({}, info, {
+                                areaTag : area.areaTag,
+                            }));
+                        });
+                    } else {
+                        areaAndStorageInfoExpanded.push(info);
+                    }
+                });
+
+                options.areaAndStorageInfo = areaAndStorageInfoExpanded;
 
                 async.eachSeries(options.areaAndStorageInfo, (areaAndStorage, nextAreaTag) => {
                     const areaInfo = fileArea.getFileAreaByTag(areaAndStorage.areaTag);
diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_help.js b/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
index c3767c92..50bc3b5e 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
@@ -101,8 +101,12 @@ cat arguments:
 Actions:
   scan AREA_TAG[@STORAGE_TAG]  Scan specified area
 
-  May contain optional GLOB as last parameter.
-  Example: ./oputil.js fb scan d0pew4r3z *.zip
+  Tips:
+    - May contain optional GLOB as last parameter.
+      Example: ./oputil.js fb scan d0pew4r3z *.zip
+
+    - AREA_TAG may contain simple wildcards.
+      Example: ./oputil.js fb scan *warez*
 
   info CRITERIA                Display information about areas and/or files
 
diff --git a/core/string_util.js b/core/string_util.js
index cde7ac3e..2f6596c8 100644
--- a/core/string_util.js
+++ b/core/string_util.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ exports.isAnsi                      = isAnsi;
 exports.isAnsiLine                  = isAnsiLine;
 exports.isFormattedLine             = isFormattedLine;
 exports.splitTextAtTerms            = splitTextAtTerms;
+exports.wildcardMatch               = wildcardMatch;
 
 //  :TODO: create Unicode version of this
 const VOWELS = [
@@ -474,3 +475,8 @@ function isAnsi(input) {
 function splitTextAtTerms(s) {
     return s.split(/\r\n|[\n\v\f\r\x85\u2028\u2029]/g);
 }
+
+function wildcardMatch(input, rule) {
+    const escapeRegex = (s) => s.replace(/([.*+?^=!:${}()|\[\]\/\\])/g, "\\$1");
+    return new RegExp("^" + rule.split("*").map(escapeRegex).join(".*") + "$").test(input);
+}
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