diff --git a/infer/src/clang/ALVar.ml b/infer/src/clang/ALVar.ml
index d9df9a82f..94f1ea6a4 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/ALVar.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/ALVar.ml
@@ -107,3 +107,8 @@ module FormulaIdMap = Caml.Map.Make (
   struct
     type t = formula_id[@@deriving compare]
   end)
+
+module VarMap = Caml.Map.Make (
+  struct
+    type t = string[@@deriving compare]
+  end)
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/ALVar.mli b/infer/src/clang/ALVar.mli
index 75f08cad7..953ba1f46 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/ALVar.mli
+++ b/infer/src/clang/ALVar.mli
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ val str_match_regex : string -> string -> bool
 val compare_str_with_alexp : string -> alexp -> bool
 
 module FormulaIdMap : Caml.Map.S with type key = formula_id
+
+module VarMap : Caml.Map.S with type key = string
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
index 0b79e7db5..99f0c44fa 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers_main.ml
@@ -34,40 +34,55 @@ let parse_al_file fname channel : CTL.al_file option =
 
 let already_imported_files = ref []
 
-let rec parse_import_file import_file channel : CTL.clause list =
+let rec parse_import_file import_file channel =
   if List.mem !already_imported_files import_file then
     failwith ("Cyclic imports: file '" ^ import_file ^ "' was already imported.")
   else (
     match parse_al_file import_file channel with
-    | Some {import_files = imports; global_macros = curr_file_macros; checkers = _} ->
+    | Some {
+        import_files = imports;
+        global_macros = curr_file_macros;
+        global_paths = curr_file_paths;
+        checkers = _
+      } ->
         already_imported_files := import_file :: !already_imported_files;
-        collect_all_macros imports curr_file_macros
-    | None -> L.(debug Linters Medium) "No macros found.@\n";[])
+        collect_all_macros_and_paths imports curr_file_macros curr_file_paths
+    | None -> L.(debug Linters Medium) "No macros or paths found.@\n";[], [])
 
-and collect_all_macros imports curr_file_macros =
+and collect_all_macros_and_paths imports curr_file_macros curr_file_paths =
   L.(debug Linters Medium) "#### Start parsing import macros #####@\n";
-  let import_macros = parse_imports imports in
+  let import_macros, import_paths = parse_imports imports in
   L.(debug Linters Medium) "#### Add global macros to import macros #####@\n";
-  List.append import_macros curr_file_macros
+  let macros = List.append import_macros curr_file_macros in
+  let paths = List.append import_paths curr_file_paths in
+  macros, paths
 
 (* Parse import files with macro definitions, and it returns a list of LET clauses *)
-and parse_imports imports_files : CTL.clause list =
-  let parse_one_import_file fimport macros =
+and parse_imports imports_files =
+  let parse_one_import_file fimport (macros, paths) =
     L.(debug Linters Medium) "  Loading import macros from file %s@\n" fimport;
     let in_channel = open_in fimport in
-    let parsed_macros = parse_import_file fimport in_channel in
+    let parsed_macros, parsed_paths = parse_import_file fimport in_channel in
     In_channel.close in_channel;
-    List.append parsed_macros macros in
-  List.fold_right ~f:parse_one_import_file ~init:[] imports_files
+    let macros = List.append parsed_macros macros in
+    let paths = List.append parsed_paths paths in
+    macros, paths in
+  List.fold_right ~f:parse_one_import_file ~init:([], []) imports_files
 
 let parse_ctl_file linters_def_file channel : CFrontend_errors.linter list =
   match parse_al_file linters_def_file channel with
-  | Some {import_files = imports; global_macros = curr_file_macros; checkers = parsed_checkers} ->
+  | Some {
+      import_files = imports;
+      global_macros = curr_file_macros;
+      global_paths = curr_file_paths;
+      checkers = parsed_checkers
+    } ->
       already_imported_files := [linters_def_file];
-      let macros = collect_all_macros imports curr_file_macros in
+      let macros, paths = collect_all_macros_and_paths imports curr_file_macros curr_file_paths in
       let macros_map = CFrontend_errors.build_macros_map macros in
+      let paths_map = CFrontend_errors.build_paths_map paths in
       L.(debug Linters Medium) "#### Start Expanding checkers #####@\n";
-      let exp_checkers = CFrontend_errors.expand_checkers macros_map parsed_checkers in
+      let exp_checkers = CFrontend_errors.expand_checkers macros_map paths_map parsed_checkers in
       L.(debug Linters Medium) "#### Checkers Expanded #####@\n";
       if Config.debug_mode then List.iter ~f:CTL.print_checker exp_checkers;
       CFrontend_errors.create_parsed_linters linters_def_file exp_checkers
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
index 9148bb266..4309f833b 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.ml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ let pp_linters fmt linters =
    formula was already expanded and, if yes we have a cyclic definifion *)
 type macros_map = (bool * ALVar.t list * CTL.t) ALVar.FormulaIdMap.t
 
+(* Map a path name to a list of paths.  *)
+type paths_map = (ALVar.t list) ALVar.VarMap.t
+
 let single_to_multi checker =
   fun ctx an ->
     let issue_desc_opt = checker ctx an in
@@ -285,6 +288,18 @@ let expand_formula phi _map _error_msg =
     | ETX (tl, sw, f1) -> ETX (tl, sw, expand f1 map error_msg) in
   expand phi _map _error_msg
 
+let rec expand_path paths path_map =
+  match paths with
+  | [] -> []
+  | ALVar.Var path_var :: rest ->
+      (try
+         let paths = ALVar.VarMap.find path_var path_map in
+         List.append paths (expand_path rest path_map)
+       with Not_found -> failwithf "Path variable %s not found. " path_var)
+  | path :: rest ->
+      path :: (expand_path rest path_map)
+
+
 let _build_macros_map macros init_map =
   let macros_map = List.fold ~f:(fun map' data -> match data with
       | CTL.CLet (key, params, formula) ->
@@ -299,8 +314,18 @@ let build_macros_map macros =
   let init_map : macros_map = ALVar.FormulaIdMap.empty in
   _build_macros_map macros init_map
 
+let build_paths_map paths =
+  let build_paths_map_aux paths init_map =
+    let paths_map = List.fold ~f:(fun map' data -> match data with
+        | (path_name, paths) ->
+            if ALVar.VarMap.mem path_name map' then
+              failwith ("Path '" ^ path_name ^ "' has more than one definition.")
+            else ALVar.VarMap.add path_name paths map') ~init:init_map paths in
+    paths_map in
+  build_paths_map_aux paths ALVar.VarMap.empty
+
 (* expands use of let defined formula id in checkers with their definition *)
-let expand_checkers macro_map checkers =
+let expand_checkers macro_map path_map checkers =
   let open CTL in
   let expand_one_checker c =
     L.(debug Linters Medium) " +Start expanding %s@\n" c.name;
@@ -310,6 +335,9 @@ let expand_checkers macro_map checkers =
         | CSet (report_when_const, phi) ->
             L.(debug Linters Medium) "  -Expanding report_when@\n";
             CSet (report_when_const, expand_formula phi map "") :: defs
+        | CPath (black_or_white_list, paths) ->
+            L.(debug Linters Medium) "  -Expanding path@\n";
+            CPath (black_or_white_list, expand_path paths path_map) :: defs
         | cl -> cl :: defs) ~init:[] c.definitions in
     { c with definitions = exp_defs} in
   List.map ~f:expand_one_checker checkers
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.mli b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.mli
index 63f7016c3..f31fcf422 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.mli
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_errors.mli
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ val pp_linters : Format.formatter -> linter list -> unit
    formula was already expanded and, if yes we have a cyclic definifion *)
 type macros_map = (bool * ALVar.t list * CTL.t) ALVar.FormulaIdMap.t
 
+(* Map a path name to a list of paths.  *)
+type paths_map = (ALVar.t list) ALVar.VarMap.t
+
 (* List of checkers that will be filled after parsing them from a file *)
 val parsed_linters : linter list ref
 
@@ -37,7 +40,9 @@ val invoke_set_of_checkers_on_node : CLintersContext.context -> Ctl_parser_types
 
 val build_macros_map : CTL.clause list -> macros_map
 
-val expand_checkers : macros_map -> CTL.ctl_checker list -> CTL.ctl_checker list
+val build_paths_map : (string * ALVar.alexp list) list -> paths_map
+
+val expand_checkers : macros_map -> paths_map -> CTL.ctl_checker list -> CTL.ctl_checker list
 
 val create_parsed_linters : string -> CTL.ctl_checker list -> linter list
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
index dd32d6d50..791d9a391 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ type ctl_checker = {
 type al_file = {
   import_files : string list;
   global_macros : clause list;
+  global_paths : (string * ALVar.alexp list) list;
   checkers : ctl_checker list
 }
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTL.mli b/infer/src/clang/cTL.mli
index c5c550f69..7dc773124 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTL.mli
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTL.mli
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ type ctl_checker = {
 type al_file = {
   import_files : string list;
   global_macros : clause list;
+  global_paths : (string * ALVar.alexp list) list;
   checkers : ctl_checker list
 }
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/ctl_lexer.mll b/infer/src/clang/ctl_lexer.mll
index 306b1f473..3ea2d5945 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/ctl_lexer.mll
+++ b/infer/src/clang/ctl_lexer.mll
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ rule token = parse
   | "WITH-TRANSITION" {WITH_TRANSITION}
   | "DEFINE-CHECKER" { DEFINE_CHECKER }
   | "GLOBAL-MACROS" { GLOBAL_MACROS }
+  | "GLOBAL-PATHS" { GLOBAL_PATHS }
   | "#IMPORT" { HASHIMPORT }
   | "SET" { SET }
   | "LET" { LET }
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/ctl_parser.mly b/infer/src/clang/ctl_parser.mly
index a27dbc380..7e196828f 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/ctl_parser.mly
+++ b/infer/src/clang/ctl_parser.mly
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
             ^ "which cannot be used in identifiers:"))
      else ()
 
-  let is_defined_identifier id =
-     if (List.mem ~equal:ALVar.equal !formal_params (ALVar.Var id)) then
-       L.(debug Linters Verbose) "\tParsed exp '%s' as variable" id
-     else
-       raise (Ctl_parser_types.ALParsingException
-                ("ERROR: Variable '" ^ id ^ "' is undefined"))
+   let is_defined_identifier id =
+       if (List.mem ~equal:ALVar.equal !formal_params (ALVar.Var id)) then
+         L.(debug Linters Verbose) "\tParsed exp '%s' as variable" id
+       else
+         raise (Ctl_parser_types.ALParsingException
+                  ("ERROR: Variable '" ^ id ^ "' is undefined"))
+
 %}
 
 %token EU
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 %token EH
 %token DEFINE_CHECKER
 %token GLOBAL_MACROS
+%token GLOBAL_PATHS
 %token HASHIMPORT
 %token LESS_THAN
 %token GREATER_THAN
@@ -95,8 +97,8 @@ formal_params:
   | var_list { formal_params := $1; $1}
 
 al_file:
-  | import_files global_macros checkers_list {
-      { CTL.import_files = $1; CTL.global_macros = $2; CTL.checkers = $3 }
+  | import_files global_macros global_paths checkers_list {
+      { CTL.import_files = $1; CTL.global_macros = $2; CTL.global_paths = $3; CTL.checkers = $4 }
     }
   ;
 
@@ -112,6 +114,21 @@ global_macros:
     { L.(debug Linters Verbose) "Parsed global macro definitions...@\n@\n"; $3 }
   ;
 
+global_path_declaration:
+  | LET identifier ASSIGNMENT LEFT_BRACE path_list RIGHT_BRACE SEMICOLON { ($2, $5) }
+;
+
+global_paths_list:
+  | global_path_declaration { [$1] }
+  | global_path_declaration SEMICOLON global_paths_list { $1 :: $3 }
+;
+
+global_paths:
+  | { [] }
+  | GLOBAL_PATHS LEFT_BRACE global_paths_list RIGHT_BRACE SEMICOLON
+    { L.(debug Linters Verbose) "Parsed global path definitions...@\n"; $3 }
+  ;
+
 checkers_list:
   | EOF { [] }
   | checker SEMICOLON checkers_list { $1::$3 }
@@ -128,8 +145,8 @@ checker:
 ;
 
 path_list:
- | alexp { [$1] }
- | alexp COMMA path_list { $1 :: $3 }
+ | alexp_path { [$1] }
+ | alexp_path COMMA path_list { $1 :: $3 }
 ;
 
 clause_list:
@@ -254,16 +271,29 @@ formula:
 ;
 
 
-alexp:
- | STRING { is_not_infer_reserved_id $1;
-            L.(debug Linters Verbose) "\tParsed string constant '%s'@\n" $1;
-            ALVar.Const $1 }
- | REGEXP LEFT_PAREN STRING RIGHT_PAREN
+alexp_const: STRING
+          { is_not_infer_reserved_id $1;
+           L.(debug Linters Verbose) "\tParsed string constant '%s'@\n" $1;
+           ALVar.Const $1 }
+
+alexp_regex:  REGEXP LEFT_PAREN STRING RIGHT_PAREN
           { L.(debug Linters Verbose) "\tParsed regular expression '%s'@\n" $3;
             ALVar.Regexp $3 }
- | identifier { is_defined_identifier $1; ALVar.Var $1 }
+
+alexp_var: identifier { is_defined_identifier $1; ALVar.Var $1 }
+
+alexp:
+ | alexp_const {$1}
+ | alexp_regex {$1}
+ | alexp_var { $1}
  ;
 
+ alexp_path:
+  | alexp_const {$1}
+  | alexp_regex {$1}
+  | identifier { ALVar.Var $1 }
+  ;
+
  identifier:
   | IDENTIFIER { is_not_infer_reserved_id $1;
                  L.(debug Linters Verbose) "\tParsed identifier '%s'@\n" $1; $1 }
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/library.al b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/library.al
index f6ba13996..ddd261220 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/library.al
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/library.al
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ GLOBAL-MACROS {
         is_class(x) HOLDS-IN-SOME-SUPERCLASS-OF ObjCInterfaceDecl;
 
 };
+
+
+GLOBAL-PATHS {
+ LET all_files = {REGEXP(".*") };
+};
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
index 2f99ba059..4a9bf6cde 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/linters_example.al
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ GLOBAL-MACROS {
  };
 
 
+ GLOBAL-PATHS {
+ 	LET filtered_files = {REGEXP("codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/filter_by_path/.*") };
+ };
+
 //Check that class A is not subclassed.
 DEFINE-CHECKER SUBCLASSING_TEST_EXAMPLE = {
 
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER FILTER_BY_PATH_EXAMPLE = {
      WHEN declaration_has_name("main")
      HOLDS-IN-NODE FunctionDecl;
   SET message = "Found main method";
-  SET whitelist_path = { REGEXP("codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/filter_by_path/.*"), "A.m" };
+  SET whitelist_path = { filtered_files, "A.m" };
 };
 
 DEFINE-CHECKER ALL_PATH_NO_FILTER_EXAMPLE = {
@@ -273,6 +277,6 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER WHITE_BLACKLIST_PATH_EXAMPLE = {
      WHEN declaration_has_name("main")
      HOLDS-IN-NODE FunctionDecl;
   SET message = "Found main method";
-  SET whitelist_path = { REGEXP(".*") };
-  SET blacklist_path = { REGEXP("codetoanalyze/objc/linters-for-test-only/filter_by_path/.*") };
+  SET whitelist_path = { all_files };
+  SET blacklist_path = { filtered_files };
 };