src/library/utils/R/glob2rx.R

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glob2rx <- function(pattern, trim.head = FALSE, trim.tail = TRUE)
{
    ## special case, since paste ignores 0-length inputs (PR#16205)
    if(!length(pattern)) return(character())

    ## Purpose: Change 'ls' aka 'wildcard' aka 'globbing' _pattern_ to
    ##	      Regular Expression (as in grep, perl, emacs, ...)
    ## -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ## Author: Martin Maechler ETH Zurich, ~ 1991
    ##	       New version using [g]sub() : 2004
    p <- gsub("\\.","\\\\.", paste0("^", pattern, "$"))
    p <- gsub("\\?",	 ".",  gsub("\\*",  ".*", p))
    ## 'Escaping hell' : at least for '(', '[' and '{'
    p <- gsub("([^\\])\\(", "\\1\\\\(", p)
    p <- gsub("([^\\])\\[", "\\1\\\\[", p)
    p <- gsub("([^\\])\\{", "\\1\\\\{", p)
    ## these are trimming ".*$" and "^.*" - in most cases only for aesthetics
    if(trim.tail) p <- sub("\\.\\*\\$$", "", p)
    if(trim.head) p <- sub("\\^\\.\\*",  "", p)
    p
}