FNMATCH(3) | Library Functions Manual | FNMATCH(3) |
fnmatch
—
#include <fnmatch.h>
int
fnmatch
(const
char *pattern, const char
*string, int
flags);
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
\
’) 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
FNM_PERIOD
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
FNM_CASEFOLD
fnmatch
() function returns zero if
string matches the pattern specified by
pattern, otherwise, it returns the value
FNM_NOMATCH
.
fnmatch
() function conforms to IEEE
Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”). The
FNM_CASEFOLD
flag is a NetBSD
extension.
fnmatch
() function first appeared in
4.4BSD.
*
’ matches the empty string,
even if FNM_PATHNAME
is specified.
November 30, 2010 | NetBSD 9.2 |