Find files : Utilities « File Directory « Ruby

1. Ruby
2. File Directory
3. Utilities

Find files

require "find"

def findfiles(dir, name)
  list = []
  Find.find(dir) do |path|
    Find.prune if [".",".."].include? path
    case name
      when String
        list << path if File.basename(path) == name
      when Regexp
        list << path if File.basename(path) =~ name
    else
      raise ArgumentError
    end
  end
  list
end

findfiles "/home/hal", "toc.txt"


findfiles "/home", /^[a-z]+.doc/


 

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