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Glob (programming)

.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}glob() (/ɡlɒb/) is a POSIX C function for globbing, which is the archetypal use of pattern matching against the names in a filesystem directory such that a name pattern is expanded into a list of names matching that pattern. Although globbing may now refer to glob()-style pattern matching of…

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Glob (programming)

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples7
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
Components1

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glob unix globbing character pattern matches shell characters brackets also syntax matching posix function string match command among patterns used

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busyboxinstance ofand its derivatives and reimplementations0.80text
toyboxinstance ofand its derivatives and reimplementations0.80text
GNU bashinstance ofand its derivatives and reimplementations0.80text
Debian dashinstance ofand its derivatives and reimplementations0.80text
the shellinstance ofused by programs0.80text
Rantinstance ofSeveral libraries0.80text
Rake provide aFileListclass which has a glob method or use the methodFileListinstance ofSeveral libraries0.80text

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