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# Match

\<evalcmd> Match && bool && **True** if *string* matches the *pattern*. && string && string && String to compare. && pattern && string && Pattern to compare against. && \[flags] && string && Optional flags are:

|       |                                                                  |
| ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **c** | consider case when performing the operation                      |
| **x** | simple matching against multiple file extensions                 |
| **d** | support DOS wildcard characters only                             |
| **r** | use regular expression                                           |
| **h** | easy handling for file paths (\\\ and / are considered the same) |
| **a** | "any word" mode                                                  |
| **i** | ignore diacritics                                                |
| **f** | support filetype groups                                          |
| **p** | partial matching                                                 |

\</evalcmd>

Returns **True** if the input *string* matches the specified wildcard *pattern*. By default this uses [standard pattern matching](/directory-opus/manual/reference/wildcard_reference/pattern_matching_syntax.md) - specify the **r** flag to use [regular expressions](/directory-opus/manual/reference/wildcard_reference/regular_expression_syntax.md) instead.

//<Example://>

```
if (Match(name, "*.txt")) { ... } // does file have a .txt extension?
```