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10 .TH GLOB.H 3HEAD "Sep 10, 2004"
12 glob.h, glob \- pathname pattern-matching types
16 #include <\fBglob.h\fR>
22 The <\fBglob.h\fR> header defines the structures and symbolic constants used by
26 The structure type \fBglob_t\fR contains the following members:
30 size_t gl_pathc /* count of paths matched by pattern */
31 char **gl_pathv /* pointer to a list of matched
33 size_t gl_offs /* lots to reserve at the beginning
40 The following constants are provided as values for the \fBflags\fR argument:
44 \fB\fBGLOB_APPEND\fR\fR
47 Append generated pathnames to those previously obtained.
53 \fB\fBGLOB_DOOFFS\fR\fR
56 Specify how many null pointers to add to the beginning of \fBgl_pathv\fR.
65 Cause \fBglob()\fR to return on error.
74 Each pathname that is a directory that matches pattern has a slash appended.
80 \fB\fBGLOB_NOCHECK\fR\fR
83 If pattern does not match any pathname, then return a list consisting of only
90 \fB\fBGLOB_NOESCAPE\fR\fR
93 Disable backslash escaping.
99 \fB\fBGLOB_NOSORT\fR\fR
102 Do not sort the pathnames returned.
107 The following constants are defined as error return values:
111 \fB\fBGLOB_ABORTED\fR\fR
114 The scan was stopped because \fBGLOB_ERR\fR was set or \fB(*errfunc)()\fR
121 \fB\fBGLOB_NOMATCH\fR\fR
124 The pattern does not match any existing pathname, and \fBGLOB_NOCHECK\fR was
131 \fB\fBGLOB_NOSPACE\fR\fR
134 An attempt to allocate memory failed.
140 \fB\fBGLOB_NOSYS\fR\fR
149 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
157 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
159 Interface Stability Standard
165 \fBglob\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)