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NAME
       fnmatch.h — filename-matching types


SYNOPSIS
       #include <fnmatch.h>


DESCRIPTION
       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
       None.


RATIONALE
       None.


FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.


SEE ALSO
       The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2008, fnmatch()


       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition,
       Standard  for  Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,  Inc
       and  The  Open Group.  (This is POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the event
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