glob for filesystem

Creates a list of files and/or folders based on the glob pattern provided.

Signature

> glob (glob) --depth --no-dir --no-file --no-symlink

Parameters

  • glob: the glob expression
  • --depth {int}: directory depth to search
  • --no-dir (-D): Whether to filter out directories from the returned paths
  • --no-file (-F): Whether to filter out files from the returned paths
  • --no-symlink (-S): Whether to filter out symlinks from the returned paths

Notes

For more glob pattern help, please refer to https://github.com/olson-sean-k/wax

Examples

Search for *.rs files

> glob *.rs

Search for *.rs and *.toml files recursively up to 2 folders deep

> glob **/*.{rs,toml} --depth 2

Search for files and folders that begin with uppercase C and lowercase c

> glob "[Cc]*"

Search for files and folders like abc or xyz substituting a character for ?

> glob "{a?c,x?z}"

A case-insensitive search for files and folders that begin with c

> glob "(?i)c*"

Search for files for folders that do not begin with c, C, b, M, or s

> glob "[!cCbMs]*"

Search for files or folders with 3 a's in a row in the name

> glob <a*:3>

Search for files or folders with only a, b, c, or d in the file name between 1 and 10 times

> glob <[a-d]:1,10>

Search for folders that begin with an uppercase ASCII letter, ignoring files and symlinks

> glob "[A-Z]*" --no-file --no-symlink