void expandWC( char * prefix, char *suffix){
	int isDir = 0;
	if(prefix[0] == 0){
		if(suffix[0] == '/'){
			isDir = 1;
		}
	}

	if(*suffix == 0) {
		if(numFiles == maxFiles) {
			maxFiles *= 2;

			files = (char **)realloc(files, maxFiles*sizeof(char*));
			//assert(files != NULL);
		}
		files[numFiles] = strdup(prefix);
		numFiles++;
		return;
	}

	char * s = strchr(suffix + isDir, '/' );
	char component[MAXFILENAME];

	for(int i = 0; i < MAXFILENAME; i++) {//it cries if you don't clear it
       		 component[i] = '\0';
    	}

	if (s!=NULL){ // Copy up to the first /
		strncpy(component, (suffix + isDir) , (s-suffix - isDir));
		suffix = s + 1;
	}

	else { // Last part of path. Copy whole thing.
		strcpy(component, suffix);
		suffix = suffix + strlen(suffix);
	}

	// Now we need to expand the component

	char newPrefix[MAXFILENAME];

	if ( !strchr(component, '*') &&  !strchr(component, '&')) {
		// component does not have wildcards
		sprintf(newPrefix, "%s/%s" , prefix, component);
		expandWC(newPrefix, suffix);
		return;
	}

	//reg-ex up in this b*tch
	char *reg = (char *)malloc(2*strlen(suffix)+10);
	memset(reg, 0, (2*strlen(suffix)+10));
	char *c = component;
	char *r = reg;
	*r = '^';//get this regex party started
	r++;
	while(*c){
		if(*c == '*'){
			*r = '.';
			r++;
			*r = '*';
			r++;
		}
		else if(*c == '?'){
			*r = '.';
			r++;
		}
		else if(*c == '.'){
			*r = '\\';
			r++;
			*r = '.';
			r++;
		}
		else{
			*r = *c;
			r ++;
		}
		c++;
	}
	*r = '$';
	r++;
	*r = 0;//Party's over, go home

	char * expbuf = compile(reg, 0, 0);
	char * dir;
	// If prefix is empty then list current directory
	if (!strcmp(prefix, "")){
		if(isDir == 1){
			dir = strdup("/");
		}
		else{
			dir= strdup(".");
		}
	}

	else{
		 dir=strdup(prefix);
	}
	int isHidden = 0;
	DIR * d = opendir(dir);

	if (d==NULL) {
		return;
	}

	if(prefix == NULL){
		prefix = strdup("");
	}

	if(reg[1] == '\\' && reg[2] == ','){
		isHidden = 1;
	}
	else{
		isHidden = 0;
	}

	struct dirent *ent;
	while ((ent = readdir(d))!= NULL) {
	// Check if name matches
		if (advance(ent->d_name, expbuf)) {
		wcDone = 1;

		if(isHidden == 1){
			if(strcmp(prefix, "") || isDir == 1){
				sprintf(newPrefix, "%s/%s" , prefix, ent->d_name);
			}
			else{
				sprintf(newPrefix, "%s" , ent->d_name);
			}
			expandWC(newPrefix,suffix);
		}
		else{
			if(ent->d_name[0] != '.'){//removing dirs/files starting with a .
				if(strcmp(prefix, "") || isDir == 1){
					sprintf(newPrefix, "%s/%s" , prefix, ent->d_name);
				}
				else{
					sprintf(newPrefix, "%s" , prefix, ent->d_name);
				}
				expandWC(newPrefix,suffix);
			}
		}
	}
	}
	closedir(d);
	free(dir);
	free(reg);//free reg
}