# fnmatch.h - [Overview](#section1458673508165627) - [Summary](#section455879264165627) - [Macros](#define-members) - [Functions](#func-members) ## **Overview** **Related Modules:** [UTILS](utils.md) **Description:** Provides a function for checking whether a specified string matches a string that contains wildcards. **Since:** 1.0 **Version:** 1.0 ## **Summary** ## Macros

Macro Name and Value

Description

FNM_PATHNAME 0x1

If this flag is set, a slash (/) in string can be matched by a slash (/) in pattern, but not by an asterisk (*), or a question mark (?), or a bracket expression ([]) containing a slash.

FNM_NOESCAPE 0x2

If this flag is set, the backslash () is treated as an ordinary character, instead of an escape character.

FNM_PERIOD 0x4

If this flag is set, a leading period (.) in string can be exactly matched by the period (.) in pattern. A period is considered to be leading if it is the first character in string, or if both FNM_PATHNAME is set and the period immediately follows a slash.

FNM_LEADING_DIR 0x8

If this flag is set, a trailing sequence of characters starting with a slash (/) is ignored in string. For example, if this flag is set, either foo* or foobar as a pattern would match the string foobar/frobozz.

FNM_CASEFOLD 0x10

If this flag is set, the pattern is matched case-insensitively.

FNM_FILE_NAME FNM_PATHNAME

The definition is similar to that of FNM_PATHNAME.

FNM_NOMATCH 1

The string parameter does not match the pattern parameter.

FNM_NOSYS (-1)

The function does not support the operation.

## Functions

Function

Description

fnmatch (const char *pattern, const char *string, int flags)

int

Matches a file name or a path name.