gmatch(3G)							    gmatch(3G)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     gmatch - shell global pattern matching

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     cc	[flag <b>...] file	... -lgen [library <b>...]

     #include <libgen.h>
     int gmatch	(const char *str, const	char *pattern);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     gmatch checks whether the null-terminated string str matches the nullterminated
	pattern	string pattern.	 See the sh(1) section ``File Name
     Generation'' for a	discussion of pattern matching.	 gmatch	returns	nonzero
 if the pattern matches the string, zero if the pattern doesn't.  A
     backslash (`\') is	used as	an escape character in pattern strings.

EXAMPLE    [Toc]    [Back]

	  char *s;

	  gmatch (s, "*[a\-]" )


     gmatch returns non-zero (true) for	all strings with `a' or	`-' as their
     last character.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     sh(1)


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