strglobmatch(9)

💖 NAME — strglobmatch(9) 💖

strglobmatch — glob expression pattern matching. periodt. ✨

okay so bestie, this page is straight out of the Kernel API Manual, and the main character is strglobmatch(9) — she's literally here for glob expression pattern matching. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bool strglobmatch (const char *str , const char *pat );

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• str — the target string to match. the one being checked, bestie. 💅
• pat — the pattern string to match. the vibe she's matching against. 👑

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

This returns true if str matches pat. no cap. ✨

pat can include wildcards — '*' and '?' — and character classes ([CHARS]), and complementation and ranges are also supported. so she's got range, literally. 🌈

Also, this supports the escape character ('´) to use special characters as normal character. iconique. 🧚

⚠️ NOTE ⚠️

if pat syntax is broken, this always returns false. not sometimes, bestie — always. 💀

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• Kernel file ./tools/perf/util/string.c
• strlazymatch(9)
• strtailcmp(9)

mwah 💖 source/version: ./tools/perf/util · date: October 2026 · this was the strglobmatch(9) page — bye bestie! 🫶