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fnmatch.h — filename-matching types

#include <fnmatch.h>

The <fnmatch.h> header shall define the following symbolic constants:

The string does not match the specified pattern.
<slash> in string only matches <slash> in pattern .
Leading <period> in string only matches <period> in pattern .
Disable backslash escaping.
Compare string and pattern in a case-insensitive manner. See .
Equivalent to FNM_CASEFOLD.

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);

None.

None.

None.

XSH fnmatch(3)

First released in Issue 4. Derived from the ISO POSIX-2 standard.

The FNM_NOSYS constant is marked obsolescent.

The obsolescent FNM_NOSYS constant is removed.

This reference page is clarified with respect to macros and symbolic constants.

Austin Group Defect 1031 is applied, adding FNM_CASEFOLD and FNM_IGNORECASE.

The description of FNM_PERIOD is updated to eliminate the use of "must".

June 14, 2024 posix.fail