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==Functions==
==Functions==
* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fnmatch {{fmt/code|fnmatch()}}] reports whether the given filespec string matches the given wildcard string
* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fnmatch {{fmt/code|fnmatch()}}] reports whether the given filespec string matches the given wildcard string
** Note that this does appear to work as expected for filespecs (not just filenames):
php > echo "MATCH: [".fnmatch('/*test/*thing','/sometest/something')."]\n";
MATCH: [1]
php > echo "MATCH: [".fnmatch('/*test/*thing','/sometest/somethong')."]\n";
MATCH: []
php > echo "MATCH: [".fnmatch('/*test/','/sometest/somethong')."]\n";
MATCH: []
php > echo "MATCH: [".fnmatch('/*test/*','/sometest/somethong')."]\n";
MATCH: [1]
* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php {{fmt/code|glob()}}] accepts a [[filespec]] that includes a [[file mask]], and returns a list of matching [[filespec]]s.
* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php {{fmt/code|glob()}}] accepts a [[filespec]] that includes a [[file mask]], and returns a list of matching [[filespec]]s.
** A file mask in this context can be e.g. {{fmt/code|*.php}} or {{fmt/code|/home/woozle/*.php}} but not {{fmt/code|~/*.php}}.
** A file mask in this context can be e.g. {{fmt/code|*.php}} or {{fmt/code|/home/woozle/*.php}} but not {{fmt/code|~/*.php}}.

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PHP can do glob-based directory listings and can also check a given filename string against a given glob string.

See also: globbing

Functions

  • Template:Fmt/code reports whether the given filespec string matches the given wildcard string
    • Note that this does appear to work as expected for filespecs (not just filenames):
php > echo "MATCH: [".fnmatch('/*test/*thing','/sometest/something')."]\n";
MATCH: [1]
php > echo "MATCH: [".fnmatch('/*test/*thing','/sometest/somethong')."]\n";
MATCH: []
php > echo "MATCH: [".fnmatch('/*test/','/sometest/somethong')."]\n";
MATCH: []
php > echo "MATCH: [".fnmatch('/*test/*','/sometest/somethong')."]\n";
MATCH: [1]