pathname-match-p pathname wildcard → generalized-boolean

pathname — a pathname designator.

wildcard — a designator for a wild pathname.

generalized-boolean — a generalized boolean.

pathname-match-p returns true if pathname matches wildcard, otherwise nil. The matching rules are implementation-defined but should be consistent with directory. Missing components of wildcard default to :wild.

It is valid for pathname to be a wild pathname; a wildcard field in pathname only matches a wildcard field in wildcard (i.e., pathname-match-p is not commutative). It is valid for wildcard to be a non-wild pathname.

If pathname or wildcard is not a pathname, string, or stream associated with a file an error of type type-error is signaled.

directory, pathname, logical-pathname, Section 20.1 (File System Concepts), Section 19.1.2 (Pathnames as Filenames)