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fnmatch(3) |
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fnmatch − match filename or pathname
#include <fnmatch.h>
int fnmatch(const char *pattern, const char *strings, int flags);
The fnmatch() checks the strings argument and checks if it matches pattern argument, which is a shell wildcard pattern.
The
flags argument modifies the behaviour; it is the
bitwise OR of zero or more of the following flags:
FNM_NOESCAPE
If this flag is set, treat backslash as an ordinary character, instead of an escape character.
FNM_PATHNAME
If this flag is set, match a slash in string only with a slash in pattern and not, for example, with a [] − sequence containing a slash.
FNM_PERIOD
If flag this is set, a leading period in string has to be matched exactly by a period in pattern. A period is considered to be leading if it is the first character in string, or if both FNM_PATHNAME is set and the period immediately follows a slash.
Zero if string matches pattern, FNM_NOMATCH if there is no match or another value if there is an error.
proposed POSIX.2
POSIX.2 is not yet an approved standard; the information in this manpage is subject to change.
sh(1), glob(3), glob(7)
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