I'm looking for efficient code or site where I can find code for finding one
string in another string. String which I search should have "wild"
characters like '?' for any one char and '*' for any string of characters.

I'm looking for way to effective getting string from text file and then
searching it like I write above.

Thanks in advance for any helps, notices or sites

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int wildMatch(char *wild, char *text)
{
    enum { UNSYNC,SYNC,START };
    char *lastwild, *lasttext;    /* last synced position in CMP mode */
    unsigned state, size;       /* SEARCH mode(0), CMP mode otherwise */

    for(state=START; ; )
    {
        if(*wild == 0) {                /* is end of wildargs ? */
            if(state!=UNSYNC && *text==0) /* is there text in synced mode?
*/
                return 0;
            if(state == START)           /* there was no asterisk at all */
                return -1;
            /* compiler gives warning: possible use before definition */
            size = wild-lastwild;       /* size of the string */
            return strcmp(lastwild, lasttext+strlen(lasttext)-size);
        }

        if(*text == 0) {                /* is end of text ? */
            while(*wild=='*') wild++;   /* skip all asterisks */
            return *wild==0 ? 0 : 1;    /* wild is at the end - success */
        }

        if(state != UNSYNC)
        {
            /* sync is when texts are synchronized */
            if(*wild == '*')  {
                while(*wild=='*') wild++;/* skip all consequent asterisks */
                lastwild = wild;        /* remember last positions */
                lasttext = text;
                state = UNSYNC;         /* unsynchronize */
            } else
            if(*wild == *text || *wild == '?') {
                wild++;                 /* they are same, move to nexts */
                text++;
            } else {
                if(state == START)      /* they don't match (no wildcard) */
                    return *wild-*text;
                wild = lastwild;        /* not equal chars in CMP mode */
                text = ++lasttext;      /* go back to last good */
                state = UNSYNC;         /* unsynchronize */
            }
        }
        else
        {
            /* non-sync is looking first match */
            if(*wild == *text) {
                lasttext = text;        /* remember last good position */
                state = SYNC;           /* synchronized again */
            } else
                text++;
        }
    }