String Functions

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BitchX scripting function $rmatch()

rmatch
Function
$rmatch()
Notes
It is possible to embed spaces into a word or pattern simply by including the entire word or pattern within quotation marks (")
Usage
$rmatch(word list of patterns)
Returns
if no pattern in the list matches the word, it returns 0. Otherwise, it returns the number of the pattern that most exactly matches the word (first word is numbered one)
Example
$rmatch(foobar f*bar foo*ar g*ant) returns 2 $rmatch(booya f*bar foo*ar g*ant) returns 0


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