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smatch

{smatch:str,pattern}
Matches 'str' against the wildcard pattern.
 
If there is a match, this returns true, or "1".  If it doesn't match, this returns a value of "0", or false.
 
In wildcard patterns, the following characters have the following meanings:
     *               matches any number of any character.
     ?               matches one character, of any type.
     [abcde]         matches one char, if it is a, b, c, d, or e.
     [a-z]           matches one char, if it is between a and z, inclusive.
     [^abd-z]        matches one char is it is NOT a, b, or between d and z.
     {word1|word2}   matches one word, if it is word1, or word2.
     {^word1|word2}  matches one word, if it is NOT word1 or word2.
     \               escapes any of the prev chars, making it not special.