Synopsis: $pattern(<pattern> <word list>) $rpattern(<word> <pattern list)) Technical: The $pattern() function is used to reduce a list of words to only those matching the given pattern. It is paired with $rpattern(), which does exactly the opposite, matching a word to a list of patterns. If no matches are found, an empty string is returned. Practical: These functions are similar to $match() and $rmatch(), except that they return a list of all matches, not just an index to the best match. This is useful when you know that more than one item may match, and you want to see all matches, not just the best. Returns: list of matching words/patterns, or empty string if none match Examples: $pattern(*oo* foobar blah booya) returns "foobar booya" $pattern(*a* hello there bob) returns nothing $rpattern(booya *oo* b* *erf) returns "*oo* b*" $rpattern(booya *u* foo* *bar) returns nothing See Also: filter(6); match(6); rfilter(6); rmatch(6)