filesa#
Purpose#
Returns a string array of file names.
Format#
- fnames = filesa(fspec)#
- Parameters:
fspec (string) – file specification to search for. Can include path and wildcards.
- Returns:
fnames (Nx1 string array) – all file names that match or null string if none are found.
Examples#
Example 1: List all example files#
Print out the list of all files located in the GAUSS examples directory which end with the file extension .e.
fspec = getGAUSSHome() $+ "examples/*.e";
print filesa(fspec);
Example 2: Find which start with specific letters#
This example will search the current working directory for any file which starts with ch.
fnames = filesa("ch*");
Example 3: Create proc to check if a file exists#
proc exist(filename);
retp(not filesa(filename) $== "");
endp;
This procedure will return 1 if the file exists or 0 if not.
Remarks#
fnames will contain file names only; any path information that was passed is dropped.
See also
Functions fileinfo(), shell()