The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7
IEEE Std 1003.1-2008, 2016 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2016 The IEEE and The Open Group

#### 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

> XSH fnmatch

#### CHANGE HISTORY

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

#### Issue 6

> The FNM_NOSYS constant is marked obsolescent.

#### Issue 7

> The obsolescent FNM_NOSYS constant is removed.

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

End of informative text.

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