fnmatch.h
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (0P)
Updated: 2017
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NAME
fnmatch.h
--- filename-matching types
SYNOPSIS
#include <fnmatch.h>
DESCRIPTION
The
<fnmatch.h>
header shall define the following symbolic constants:
- FNM_NOMATCH
-
The string does not match the specified pattern.
- FNM_PATHNAME
-
<slash>
in
string
only matches
<slash>
in
pattern.
- FNM_PERIOD
-
Leading
<period>
in
string
must be exactly matched by
<period>
in
pattern.
- FNM_NOESCAPE
-
Disable backslash escaping.
The following shall be declared as a function and may also be defined
as a macro. A function prototype shall be provided.
-
int fnmatch(const char *, const char *, int);
The following sections are informative.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1-2017,
fnmatch()
COPYRIGHT
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from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition,
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.
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