Java tutorial
import java.io.File; import java.io.FilenameFilter; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class MainClass { public static void main(final String[] args) { File path = new File("."); String[] list; if (args.length == 0) list = path.list(); else list = path.list(new FilenameFilter() { private Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile(args[0]); public boolean accept(File dir, String name) { return pattern.matcher(new File(name).getName()).matches(); } }); Arrays.sort(list); for (int i = 0; i < list.length; i++) System.out.println(list[i]); } }