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 .