NAME
paths - A fast recursive file / directory finder
SYNOPSIS
use paths;
.say for paths; # all files from current directory
.say for paths($dir); # all files from $dir
.say for paths(:dir(* eq '.git')); # files in ".git" directories
.say for paths(:file(*.ends-with(".json"); # all .json files
.say for paths(:recurse); # also recurse in non-accepted dirs
.say for paths(:follow-symlinks); # also recurse into symlinked dirs
.say for paths(:!file); # only produce directory paths
say is-regular-file('/etc/passwed'); # True (on Unixes)
)DESCRIPTION
By default exports two subroutines: paths (returning a Seq of absolute path strings of files (or directories) for the given directory and all its sub-directories (with the notable exception of . and ..).
And is-regular-file, which returns a Bool indicating whether the given absolute path is a regular file.
SELECTIVE IMPORTING
use paths <paths>; # only export sub paths
By default all utility functions are exported. But you can limit this to the functions you actually need by specifying the names in the use statement.
To prevent name collisions and/or import any subroutine with a more memorable name, one can use the "original-name:known-as" syntax. A semi-colon in a specified string indicates the name by which the subroutine is known in this distribution, followed by the name with which it will be known in the lexical context in which the use command is executed.
use path <paths:find-all-paths>; # export "path-exists" as "alive"
.say for find-all-paths;
EXPORTED SUBROUTINES
paths
The paths subroutine returns a Seq of absolute path strings of files for the given directory and all its sub-directories (with the notable exception of . and ..).
ARGUMENTS
The only positional argument is optional: it can either be a path as a string or as an IO object. It defaults to the current directory (also when an undefined value is specified. The (implicitely) specified directory will always be investigated, even if the directory name does not match the :dir argument.
If the specified path exists, but is not a directory, then only that path will be produced if the file-matcher accepts the path. In all other cases, an empty Seq will be returned.
The named argument :dir accepts a matcher to be used in smart-matching with the basename of the directories being found. If accepted, will produce both files as well as other directories to recurse into.
It defaults to skipping all of the directories that start with a period (also if an undefined value is specified).
The named argument :file accepts a matcher to be used in smart-matching with the basename of the file being found. It defaults to True, meaning that all possible files will be produced (also if an undefined values is specified).
If the boolean value False is specified, then only the paths of directories will be produced.
Flag. The named argument :recurse accepts a boolean value to indicate whether subdirectories that did not match the :dir specification, should be investigated as well for other directories to recurse into. No files will be produced from a directory that didn't match the :dir argument.
By default, it will not recurse into directories.
The named argument :follow-symlinks accepts a boolean value to indicate whether subdirectories, that are actually symbolic links to a directory, should be investigated as well. By default, it will not.
is-regular-file
say is-regular-file('/etc/passwed'); # True (on Unixes)
Returns a Bool indicating whether the given absolute path is a regular file.
AUTHOR
Elizabeth Mattijsen liz@raku.rocks
Source can be located at: https://github.com/lizmat/paths . Comments and Pull Requests are welcome.
If you like this module, or what I’m doing more generally, committing to a small sponsorship would mean a great deal to me!
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2021, 2022 Elizabeth Mattijsen
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.