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Zlob.h 100% POSIX and glibc compatible globbing lib that is faste and better

33 points by neogoose

by neogoose

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100% POSIX and glibc compatible globbing library for C, Zig, and Rust that is faster and supports all the modern globbing formats (more than libc and rust glob crate)
It supports all the formats like * and {a,b} expansion as long as have a very efficient syscall and SIMD optimization for faster processing

by xiphias2

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,, Why? Because glob() implemented by glibc sucks. It is very outdated and slow.''
Isn't this a great opportuninty to improve glibc itself instead? Have you tried contributing back and make all programs that use glibc work faster now that you have a lot of knowledge about the problem space?
Anyways congrats to your project!

by oguz-ismail2

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Since when `{...}' syntax is a glob pattern? What does `{a,b}/c' produce when there is no directory named `a'?

by commandersaki

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Nice licence, I would've probably used this a few years ago on a project had I known it existed.

by kreetx

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Was this vibe coded? Readme has typos and somehow reads "fast and loose".