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(3,n), int flags);
DESCRIPTION
The fnmatch() function checks whether the string(3,n) argument matches the
pattern argument, which is a shell wildcard pattern.
The flags argument modifies the behaviour; it is the bitwise OR of zero
or more of the following flags:
FNM_NOESCAPE
If this flag is set(7,n,1 builtins), treat backslash as an ordinary character,
instead of an escape character.
FNM_PATHNAME
If this flag is set(7,n,1 builtins), match a slash in(1,8) string(3,n) only with a slash
in(1,8) pattern and not, for example, with a [] - sequence containing
a slash.
FNM_PERIOD
If this flag is set(7,n,1 builtins), a leading period in(1,8) string(3,n) has to be
matched exactly by a period in(1,8) pattern. A period is considered
to be leading if(3,n) it is the first character in(1,8) string(3,n), or if(3,n) both
FNM_PATHNAME is set(7,n,1 builtins) 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(7,n,1 builtins), the pattern is considered
to be matched if(3,n) it matches an initial segment of string(3,n) which
is followed by a slash. This flag is mainly for the internal
use of glibc and is only implemented in(1,8) certain cases.
FNM_CASEFOLD
If this flag (a GNU extension) is set(7,n,1 builtins), the pattern is matched
case-insensitively.
RETURN VALUE
Zero if(3,n) string(3,n) matches pattern, FNM_NOMATCH if(3,n) there is no match or
another non-zero value if(3,n) there is an error.
CONFORMING TO
ISO/IEC 9945-2: 1993 (POSIX.2). The FNM_FILE_NAME, FNM_LEADING_DIR,
and FNM_CASEFOLD flags are GNU extensions.
SEE ALSO
sh(1), glob(1,3,7,n)(3), scandir(3), glob(1,3,7,n)(7)
GNU 2000-10-15 FNMATCH(3)