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



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,  Copy-
       right (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.open-
       group.org/unix/online.html .



IEEE/The Open Group                                           2003                                               <fnmatch.h>(0P)