tomoyo_path_matches_pattern(9)

📦 version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

okay bestie, welcome to the tomoyo_path_matches_pattern(9) glow-up — this is the Kernel API Manual entry, and we're reading it together like a very focused group chat. 💅✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

tomoyo_path_matches_pattern — check whether the given filename matches the given pattern. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bool tomoyo_path_matches_pattern (const struct tomoyo_path_info
       *filename , const struct tomoyo_path_info *pattern );

🫶 ARGUMENTS 🫶

  • filename — the filename to check. 🔍
  • pattern — the pattern to compare. 🧚

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Returns true if matches, false otherwise. literally the vibe check of this whole function. ✅💀

Okay so the following patterns are available — here's the cheat sheet, no cap:

  • \ — itself.
  • \ooo — octal representation of a byte.
  • * — zero or more repetitions of characters other than '/'.
  • \* — zero or more repetitions of characters other than '/' or '.'.
  • $ — one or more repetitions of decimal digits.
  • + — 1 decimal digit.
  • X — one or more repetitions of hexadecimal digits.
  • x — 1 hexadecimal digit.
  • 0 — one or more repetitions of alphabet characters.
  • 1 — 1 alphabet character.
  • - — subtraction operator.
  • /dir/ — '/' + 'One or more repetitions of dir/' (e.g. /dir/ /dir/dir/ /dir/dir/dir/ ).

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file: ./security/tomoyo/util.c.

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source/version: ./security/tomoyo · date: October 2026 · manual: tomoyo_path_matches_pattern(9) — byeee, drink water, and may your filename always match the right pattern 🫶💖✨

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