tomoyo_file_matches_pattern(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 tomoyo_file_matches_pattern(9) 💖

okay bestie, this one is from the Kernel API Manual, and it's literally all about checking whether a filename matches a pattern — with no '/' character in the mix. it's giving very specific kernel-girl energy, and we're obsessed 🎀

🌸 NAME 🌸

tomoyo_file_matches_pattern — pattern matching without the '/' character.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool tomoyo_file_matches_pattern (const char *filename , const char
       *filename_end , const char *pattern , const char *pattern_end );

🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

  • filename — the start of the string you're checking. like, where the vibe check begins 💅
  • filename_end — the end of the string you're checking. that's the cutoff, bestie.
  • pattern — the start of the pattern you're comparing against. the template, the blueprint, the moment.
  • pattern_end — the end of the pattern you're comparing against. closing tag energy ✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea: it returns true if filename matches pattern, and false otherwise. no cap, that's the whole plot 🫶

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

the kernel file in question is ./security/tomoyo/util.c, and the whole squad is:

xoxo 💋 your resident Unix girl is signing off for tomoyo_file_matches_pattern(9) — source/version line from ./security/tomoyo, dated October 2026 🎀🫶✨

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