From: Robert McGovern <tarasis@...>
Date: 2002-11-18T08:47:47+09:00
Subject: Re: [FAQ]  was RE: How do I get a '\'?

> Q: How do I get a recursive list of all the files under a directory and
> its subdirectories?  Dir.entries only gets me the files in the specified
> directory.  Why isn't there a recursive version?
> A: 'find' will probably do what you want.  The code below fills 'dirs'
> with directories and 'files' with filenames for a given directory
> 
> 	require 'find'
> 	dirs = []
> 	files = []
> 	Find.find(directory) {|f| 
> 		if FileTest.directory?(f)
> 			dirs.push(f)
> 		else
> 			files.push(f)
> 		end
> 	}

Using "Dir["#{directory}/**/**"].each" would work just as well as 
"Find.find(directory)".

I don't know if its any better and it is a little harder to read / 
remember. However I find that "Find.find(directory)" in a bit unclear, 
it doesn't really tell you that it will find everything in a particular 
directory tree.

To me it suggests that it will find anything that has "directory" in it. 
  i.e. find . | grep directory   (if you where using a *nix console)

My 2p

Rob



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