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FNMATCH(3) Linux Programmer's Manual FNMATCH(3)
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 fol‐
lowing 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 expres‐
sion ([]) 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 charac‐
ter 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 implemented only 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
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