NAME¶

fnmatch.h - filename-matching types

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <fnmatch.h>

DESCRIPTION¶

The <fnmatch.h> header shall define the following 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.

FNM_NOSYS

Reserved.

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 IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, fnmatch(), the Shell and Utilities volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001

COPYRIGHT¶

Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .