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fnmatch

FNMATCH(3)								 1								FNMATCH(3)

fnmatch - Match filename against a pattern

SYNOPSIS

       bool fnmatch (string  $pattern, string  $string, [int  $flags])

DESCRIPTION

       fnmatch(3) checks if the passed $string would match the given shell wildcard $pattern.

PARAMETERS

	      o $pattern
		- The shell wildcard pattern.

	      o $string
		-  The tested string. This function is especially useful for filenames, but may also be used on regular strings.  The average user
		may be used to shell patterns or at least in their simplest form  to  '?'  and	'*'  wildcards	so  using  fnmatch(3)  instead	of
		preg_match(3) for frontend search expression input may be way more convenient for non-programming users.

	      o $flags
		- The value of $flags can be any combination of the following flags, joined with the binary OR (|) operator.

	       A list of possible flags for fnmatch(3)

	      +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      |   $Flag     |							|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | 	    |			 Description			|
	      | 	    |							|
	      +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+
	      | 	    |							|
	      |FNM_NOESCAPE |							|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | 	    |		 Disable backslash escaping.		|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | 	    |							|
	      |FNM_PATHNAME |							|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | 	    |  Slash  in string only matches slash in the given |
	      | 	    | pattern.						|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | FNM_PERIOD  |							|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | 	    |  Leading period in string must be exactly matched |
	      | 	    | by period in the given pattern.			|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | 	    |							|
	      |FNM_CASEFOLD |							|
	      | 	    |							|
	      | 	    |	  Caseless match. Part of the GNU extension.	|
	      | 	    |							|
	      +-------------+---------------------------------------------------+
RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE if there is a match, FALSE otherwise.

CHANGELOG

       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 5.3.0	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  This  function is now available on Windows plat- |
       |	| forms.					    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Checking a color name against a shell wildcard pattern

	      <?php
	      if (fnmatch("*gr[ae]y", $color)) {
		echo "some form of gray ...";
	      }
	      ?>

NOTES

       Warning

	       For now, this function is not available on non-POSIX compliant systems except Windows.

SEE ALSO

       glob(3), preg_match(3), sscanf(3), printf(3), sprintf(3).

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