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3768 fnmatch(5) is worded poorly
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! .TH FNMATCH 5 "Mar 28, 1995"
.SH NAME
fnmatch \- file name pattern matching
.SH DESCRIPTION
- .sp
.LP
The pattern matching notation described below is used to specify patterns for
matching strings in the shell. Historically, pattern matching notation is
related to, but slightly different from, the regular expression notation. For
this reason, the description of the rules for this pattern matching notation is
based on the description of regular expression notation described on the
\fBregex\fR(5) manual page.
.SS "Patterns Matching a Single Character"
- .sp
.LP
! The following \fIpatterns matching a single character\fR match a single
! character: \fIordinary characters\fR, \fIspecial pattern characters\fR and
! \fIpattern bracket expressions\fR. The pattern bracket expression will also
! match a single collating element.
.sp
.LP
An ordinary character is a pattern that matches itself. It can be any character
in the supported character set except for \fINUL\fR, those special shell
characters that require quoting, and the following three special pattern
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! .TH FNMATCH 5 "Jun 14, 2015"
.SH NAME
fnmatch \- file name pattern matching
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
The pattern matching notation described below is used to specify patterns for
matching strings in the shell. Historically, pattern matching notation is
related to, but slightly different from, the regular expression notation. For
this reason, the description of the rules for this pattern matching notation is
based on the description of regular expression notation described on the
\fBregex\fR(5) manual page.
.SS "Patterns Matching a Single Character"
.LP
! The following patterns match a single character: \fIordinary characters\fR,
! \fIspecial pattern characters\fR and \fIpattern bracket expressions\fR. The pattern
! bracket expression will also match a single collating element.
.sp
.LP
An ordinary character is a pattern that matches itself. It can be any character
in the supported character set except for \fINUL\fR, those special shell
characters that require quoting, and the following three special pattern
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characters (sometimes called metacharacters). If used without this protection,
syntax errors can result or implementation extensions can be triggered. For
example, the KornShell supports a series of extensions based on parentheses in
patterns; see \fBksh\fR(1)
.SS "Patterns Matching Multiple Characters"
- .sp
.LP
The following rules are used to construct \fIpatterns matching multiple
characters\fR from \fIpatterns matching a single character\fR:
.RS +4
.TP
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matches the strings \fBad\fR, \fBabcd\fR, \fBefabcd\fR, \fBaaaad\fR and
\fBadddd\fR.
.RE
.SS "Patterns Used for Filename Expansion"
- .sp
.LP
The rules described so far in \fBPatterns\fR \fBMatching\fR \fBMultiple\fR
\fBCharacters\fR and \fBPatterns\fR \fBMatching\fR \fBa\fR \fBSingle\fR
\fBCharacter\fR are qualified by the following rules that apply when pattern
matching notation is used for filename expansion.
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sequence in effect in the current locale. If the pattern contains an invalid
bracket expression or does not match any existing filenames or pathnames, the
pattern string is left unchanged.
.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
- .sp
.LP
\fBfind\fR(1), \fBksh\fR(1), \fBfnmatch\fR(3C), \fBregex\fR(5)
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