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fnmatch.h(0P)           POSIX Programmer's Manual          fnmatch.h(0P)

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       This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
       Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
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NAME         top

       fnmatch.h — filename-matching types

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <fnmatch.h>

DESCRIPTION         top

       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         top

       None.

RATIONALE         top

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS         top

       None.

SEE ALSO         top

       The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2017, fnmatch(3p)

COPYRIGHT         top

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
       form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
       Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
       (C) 2018 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 .

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