FNMATCH
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: April 19, 1993
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NAME
fnmatch - match filename or pathname
SYNOPSIS
#include <fnmatch.h>
int fnmatch(const char *pattern, const char *strings, int flags);
DESCRIPTION
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.
RETURN VALUE
Zero if
string
matches
pattern,
FNM_NOMATCH
if there is no match or another value if there is an error.
CONFORMS TO
proposed POSIX.2
BUGS
POSIX.2 is not yet an approved standard; the information in this
manpage is subject to change.
SEE ALSO
sh(1), glob(3), glob(7)
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- BUGS
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