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match_pattern(pattern, string)This function matches the wildcard pattern pattern against string. A wildcard pattern is a string with asterixes (*) signifying wildcards. A regular character matches itself, while a wildcard matches any number of arbitrary characters. The return value of
match_pattern() is a list of the substrings of string
which matched the wildcards in pattern, or 0 if the match
fails.
match_pattern() allows you to do simple character-based matching.
For matching against command formats, however, you should use the
match_template() function.
Examples:
match_pattern("*", "foobar")
=> ["foobar"]
match_pattern("foo * bar * baz", "foo quux bar quuux baz")
=> ["quux", "quuux"]
match_pattern("foo * bar", "baz")
=> 0