From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2006-11-25T04:53:14+09:00
Subject: Re: A directory "grep" in RUBY?

On 24.11.2006 15:38, Peter Bailey wrote:
> Hi,
> Can someone point me to a quick "grep" like function in RUBY? I use glob 
> all the time, but, I need the power of regular expressions when finding 
> particular files in directories. I see "grep" in the Pickaxe manual, 
> but, only as it relates to ".enum," which, sorry to say, I don't 
> understand.
> 
> I need something like this, even though, I know this doesn't work:
> Dir.glob(/^f[0-9]{7}\.eps/)

Dir.glob('f*.eps').grep(/^f[0-9]{7}\.eps$/)

There's plenty more options around.

	robert