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File a file starting with certain string


require 'find'
module Find
  def match(*paths)
    matched = []
    find(*paths) { |path| matched << path if yield path }
    return matched
  end
  module_function :match
end

must_start_with = "This Ruby program"
Find.match('./') do |p|
  if File.file? p
    open(p) { |f| f.read(must_start_with.size) == must_start_with }
  else
    false
  end
end
# => ["./rubyprog-0.1/README"]








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