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Per Amundsen, 08/12/2015 12:46 PM


Added in 1.9.0

$findfile(dir,wildcard,N,[depth],[@window|command])

Searches the specified directory and its subdirectories for the Nth filename matching the wildcard file specification and returns the full path and filename if it is found.

Parameters

dir - The directory to search.
wildcard - Wildcard to search for.
N - If N = 0, number of files, otherwise the Nth filename.
[depth] - Maximum folder depth. (optional)
[@window|command] - Custom window name to fill with the result or a command to run on each result. (optional)

Properties

.shortfn - Return the path in a shortfn format.

Example

; Print number of filenames found in $adiircdir.
//noop $findfile($adiircdir,*.*,0,echo -ag $1-)

; Print all filenames in $adiircdir, when using the command parameter, $1- will hold the path.
//noop $findfile($adiircdir,*.*,0,echo -ag $1-)

; Print the 1st filename found.
//echo -ag $findfile($adiircdir,*.*,1)

Updated by Per Amundsen over 9 years ago · 1 revisions

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