diff --git a/docs/quickstart/logproxy-client-tutorial.md b/docs/quickstart/logproxy-client-tutorial.md
index 126cd22c6897ef20d843a855748dd84a26934809..9f990e3b8dad959f1247479f6b899bd5430352cf 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart/logproxy-client-tutorial.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart/logproxy-client-tutorial.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ To connect to LogProxy, there are some parameters to set in `ObReaderConfig`:
 - *cluster_username*: Username for OceanBase, the format is `username@tenant_name#cluster_name` when connecting to [obproxy](https://github.com/oceanbase/obproxy) or `username@tenant_name` when directly connecting to OceanBase server.
 - *cluster_password*: Password for OceanBase when using configured `cluster_username`.
 - *first_start_timestamp*: Start timestamp in seconds, and zero means starting from now. Default is `0`.
-- *tb_white_list*: Table whitelist in format `tenant_name.database_name.table_name`, `*` indicates any value, and multiple values can be separated by `|`. Default is `*.*.*`.
+- *tb_white_list*: Table whitelist in format `tenant_name.database_name.table_name`. Pattern matching is provided by `fnmatch`, and multiple values can be separated by `|`. Default is `*.*.*`.
 - *tb_black_list*: Table blacklist in the same format with whitelist. Default is `|`.
 - *timezone*: Timezone offset from UTC. Default value is `+8:00`.
 - *working_mode*: Working mode. Can be `storage` (default value, supported from `obcdc` 3.1.3) or `memory`.
diff --git a/logproxy-client/src/main/java/com/oceanbase/clogproxy/client/config/ObReaderConfig.java b/logproxy-client/src/main/java/com/oceanbase/clogproxy/client/config/ObReaderConfig.java
index 4b658bfe5f1767f20098306cbafa5123e56fd71a..2fb030dec8371e48995dceea0474d4c084f820c6 100644
--- a/logproxy-client/src/main/java/com/oceanbase/clogproxy/client/config/ObReaderConfig.java
+++ b/logproxy-client/src/main/java/com/oceanbase/clogproxy/client/config/ObReaderConfig.java
@@ -205,8 +205,9 @@ public class ObReaderConfig extends AbstractConnectionConfig {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set table whitelist. It is composed of three dimensions: tenant, library, and table. Asterisk
-     * means any, such as: "A.foo.bar", "B.foo.*", "C.*.*", "*.*.*".
+     * Set table whitelist. It is composed of three dimensions: tenant, db and table. Pattern
+     * matching is provided by `fnmatch`, so asterisk means any, for example: "A.foo.bar",
+     * "B.foo.*", "C.*.*", "*.*.*".
      *
      * @param tableWhiteList Table whitelist.
      */