http://www.perlmonks.org?node_id=1024460


in reply to traverse directory recursively and search for pattern

ack --nobinary --match "PATTERN" directory directory

use File::Find::Rule;

my @specs = ( qr/pattern/i, [ qr/notpattern/i ], \&oneline ); find( file => ascii => exec => \&onename, grep => \@specs, in => \@dirs, ); sub onename { my( $shortname, $path, $fullname )= @_; $_ = $shortname; 1; } sub oneline { my( $shortname, $path, $fullname )= @_; my $line = $_; 1; }

http://search.cpan.org/perldoc/Path::Iterator::Rule#SEE_ALSO