From: Kbwms AT aol DOT com
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Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 14:34:38 EST
To: dj AT delorie DOT com
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Subject: Re: Documentation for fnmatch()
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Subj:	 Re: Documentation for fnmatch()
To:	dj AT delorie DOT com (DJ Delorie)

Dear DJ Delorie,

On 03-07-99 at 11:43:47 EST you wrote:
>
> > Is there a newer info file for fnmatch than the one dated 9-27-98?
>
> The latest version is the one in cvs.
>

I'll assume, first, that you don't mean either of the files cvs19?.zip.
Having said that, I am left with not knowing what you do mean by "cvs."


> > That document mentions FNM_PATH & FNM_QUOTE neither of which are
> > given in the header file, fnmatch.h.  Contrary-wise, the header
> > file contains
> >
> >     FNM_NOESCAPE 0x01
> >     FNM_PATHNAME 0x02
> >     FNM_PERIOD	 0x04
> >     FNM_NOCASE	 0x08
>
> fnmatch.c uses noescape, pathname, and nocase, but not period.
>
> POSIX.2 defines noescape, pathname, and period.
>

Thanks.

K.B. Williams