gmatch(3G)        UNIX System V(Enhanced Programming Library)        gmatch(3G)


NAME
      gmatch - shell global pattern matching

SYNOPSIS
      cc [flag ...] file ...  -lgen [library ...]

      #include <libgen.h>

      int gmatch (const char *str, const char *pattern);

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

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

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

SEE ALSO
      sh(1) in the User's Reference Manual




























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