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PMATCH(9)		 BSD Kernel Developer's Manual		     PMATCH(9)

NAME
     pmatch — performs pattern matching on strings

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/systm.h>

     int
     pmatch(const char *string, const char *pattern, const char **estr);

DESCRIPTION
     Extract substring matching pattern from string.  If not NULL, estr points
     to the end of the longest exact or substring match.

     pmatch() uses the following metacharacters:

     ?	     match any single character.

     *	     match any character 0 or more times.

     [	     define a range of characters that will match.  The range is
	     defined by 2 characters separated by a ‘-’.  The range definition
	     has to end with a ‘]’.  A ‘^’ following the ‘[’ will negate the
	     range.

RETURN VALUES
     pmatch() will return 2 for an exact match, 1 for a substring match, 0 for
     no match and -1 if an error occurs.

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