How to configure sudoers with path wildcards?

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Hi, I need sudo for a command for any path under a particular area. Example:

sudo mycommand /opt/apps/myapp/...

What is the sudoers syntax to allow this command to run in any path that falls under /opt/apps/myapp? This is Solaris 10 sudo.

Thanks.

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