Re: File::Find::Rule grep()

[7stud]

in reply to File::Find::Rule grep()

TIMTOWTDI. I'm using File::Find::Rule instead of File::Find for its globbing capabilities (although File::Find::Rule cannot handle multiple patterns in a glob string).

[Anonymous Monk]

TIMTOWTDI. I'm using File::Find::Rule instead of File::Find for its globbing capabilities (although File::Find::Rule cannot handle multiple patterns in a glob string).

Huh? Sure it can, it uses Text::Glob#glob_to_regex

[Anonymous Monk]

$ md tmp

$ cd tmp

$ echo > asdf

$ echo > asdg

$ echo > asdh

$ echo > bsdf

$ echo > bsdg

$ echo > bsdh

$ echo > csdh

$ echo > csda

$ echo > csdd

$ findrule . -file -name *h
asdh
bsdh
csdh

$ findrule . -file -name a*
asdf
asdg
asdh

$ findrule . -file -name b*
bsdf
bsdg
bsdh

$ findrule . -file -name *h
asdh
bsdh
csdh

$ findrule . -file -name {a*,b*,*h}
asdf
asdg
asdh
bsdf
bsdg
bsdh
csdh

$ cd ..

$ findrule tmp -file -name {{a,b}*,*h}
tmp/asdf
tmp/asdg
tmp/asdh
tmp/bsdf
tmp/bsdg
tmp/bsdh
tmp/csdh