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FNMATCH(3)		 BSD Library Functions Manual		    FNMATCH(3)

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 (‘\’) fol‐
			lowed 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 charac‐
			ter.

     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 speci‐
			fication of FNM_PATHNAME.  A period is always ``lead‐
			ing'' if it is the first character in string.  Addi‐
			tionally, if FNM_PATHNAME is set, a period is ``lead‐
			ing'' 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 speci‐
     fied 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 speci‐
     fied.

BSD			       November 30, 2010			   BSD
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