.\" openfwtk project: namatch.3 1-Nov-2000
.TH namatch 3
.SH NAME
namatch(),nacasematch() \- generic name-based match functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf	
#include "fwfunc.h"
.fi
.sp 
int \fBnamatch\fP(char *pattern,char *string)
.sp
int \fBnacasematch\fP(char *pattern,char *string)
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fInamatch\fP and \fInacasematch\fP function implement a poor man's 
pseudo-regexp matcher (* and ? wildcards are availible in pattern)
.SH RETURN VALUES
the function returns non-zero if the \fIstring\fP matches pattern, 
0 if it does not.
.PP
nacasematch is case-insensitive.
.SH SEE ALSO
hostmatch(3)
.SH HISTORY
Functions are public domain software by Guido van Rossum (included in fwtk since
1.0)