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NAME

     fnmatch -- match filename or pathname using shell glob rules

LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <fnmatch.h>

     int
     fnmatch(const char *pattern, const char *string, int flags);

DESCRIPTION

     The fnmatch() function matches patterns according to the globbing rules used by the shell.  It checks the string specified by the string
     argument to see if it matches the pattern specified by the pattern argument.

     The flags argument modifies the interpretation of pattern and string.  The value of flags is the bitwise inclusive OR of any of the following
     constants, which are defined in the include file fnmatch.h.

     FNM_NOESCAPE	Normally, every occurrence of a backslash ('') followed by a character in pattern is replaced by that character.  This is
			done to negate any special meaning for the character.  If the FNM_NOESCAPE flag is set, a backslash character is treated
			as an ordinary character.

     FNM_PATHNAME	Slash characters in string must be explicitly matched by slashes in pattern.  If this flag is not set, then slashes are
			treated as regular characters.

     FNM_PERIOD 	Leading periods in strings match periods in patterns.  The definition of ``leading'' is related to the specification of
			FNM_PATHNAME.  A period is always ``leading'' if it is the first character in string.  Additionally, if FNM_PATHNAME is
			set, a period is ``leading'' if it immediately follows a slash.

     FNM_LEADING_DIR	Ignore ``/*'' rest after successful pattern matching.

     FNM_CASEFOLD	The pattern is matched in a case-insensitive fashion.

RETURN VALUES

     The fnmatch() function returns zero if string matches the pattern specified by pattern, otherwise, it returns the value FNM_NOMATCH.

SEE ALSO

     sh(1), glob(3), regex(3), glob(7)

STANDARDS

     The fnmatch() function conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'').  The FNM_CASEFOLD flag is a NetBSD extension.

HISTORY

     The fnmatch() function first appeared in 4.4BSD.

BUGS

     The pattern '*' matches the empty string, even if FNM_PATHNAME is specified.

BSD
								 November 30, 2010							       BSD

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NAME

       fnmatch - match filename or pathname

SYNOPSIS

       #include <fnmatch.h>

       int fnmatch(const char *pattern, const char *string, int flags);

DESCRIPTION

       The fnmatch() function checks whether the string argument matches the pattern argument, which is a shell wildcard pattern.

       The flags argument modifies the behavior; 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 by an asterisk (*) or a question mark (?)
	      metacharacter, nor by a bracket expression ([]) containing a slash.

       FNM_PERIOD
	      If this flag 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.

       FNM_FILE_NAME
	      This is a GNU synonym for FNM_PATHNAME.

       FNM_LEADING_DIR
	      If  this	flag (a GNU extension) is set, the pattern is considered to be matched if it matches an initial segment of string which is
	      followed by a slash.  This flag is mainly for the internal use of glibc and is only implemented in certain cases.

       FNM_CASEFOLD
	      If this flag (a GNU extension) is set, the pattern is matched case-insensitively.

RETURN VALUE

       Zero if string matches pattern, FNM_NOMATCH if there is no match or another nonzero value if there is an error.

CONFORMING TO

       POSIX.2.  The FNM_FILE_NAME, FNM_LEADING_DIR, and FNM_CASEFOLD flags are GNU extensions.

SEE ALSO

       sh(1), glob(3), scandir(3), wordexp(3), glob(7)

COLOPHON

       This page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project.  A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs,  can
       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.

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								    2000-10-15								FNMATCH(3)

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