RDIR Enhanced - Examples of use
Contents
Standard use
rdir([matlabroot, '\*.txt'])
76 kb 02-Aug-2007 16:03:52 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\license.txt 631 b 02-Aug-2007 15:18:42 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\patents.txt 413 b 04-Aug-2007 12:16:36 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\trademarks.txt
Using double wildcard **
List ".m" files whose name contains "tmpl" in all subdirectories of matlabroot
rdir([matlabroot, '\**\*tmpl*.m'])
11 kb 20-Dec-2006 03:31:58 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\toolbox\simulink\blocks\msfuntmpl.m 8 kb 20-Mar-2007 20:57:30 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\toolbox\simulink\blocks\sfuntmpl.m 455 b 29-Jun-2006 12:23:38 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\toolbox\simulink\blocks\ja\msfuntmpl.m 3 kb 29-Jun-2006 12:23:40 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\toolbox\simulink\blocks\ja\sfuntmpl.m 4 kb 27-Dec-2006 16:30:54 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\toolbox\slcontrol\slctrldemos\scdtmplin.m
RDIR output
d = rdir([matlabroot, '\**\*tmpl*.m'])
d = 5x1 struct array with fields: name date bytes isdir datenum
disp(d(1))
name: 'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\toolbox\simulink\blocks\msfuntmpl.m' date: '20-déc.-2006 03:31:58' bytes: 11035 isdir: 0 datenum: 7.3303e+005
Using 3rd argument to shorten output names
Remove "C:\Program Files\" in returned names
rdir([matlabroot, '\*.txt'], '', 'C:\Program Files\')
All in : C:\Program Files\ 76 kb 02-Aug-2007 16:03:52 MATLAB\R2007b\license.txt 631 b 02-Aug-2007 15:18:42 MATLAB\R2007b\patents.txt 413 b 04-Aug-2007 12:16:36 MATLAB\R2007b\trademarks.txt
Remove matlabroot in returned names
rdir([matlabroot, '\*.txt'], '', true)
All in : C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\ 76 kb 02-Aug-2007 16:03:52 license.txt 631 b 02-Aug-2007 15:18:42 patents.txt 413 b 04-Aug-2007 12:16:36 trademarks.txt
Using a filter with "regexp"
List ".mat" files, then select those whose name match regular expression 'data\d' (ie "data" followed by a numeric digit)
rdir([matlabroot '\toolbox\**\*.mat'], 'regexp(name, ''data\d'')', true)
All in : C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2007b\toolbox\ 6 kb 01-Mar-2000 13:24:02 ident\ident\iddata1.mat 7 kb 01-Mar-2000 13:24:04 ident\ident\iddata2.mat 8 kb 01-Mar-2000 13:24:06 ident\ident\iddata3.mat 7 kb 01-Mar-2000 13:24:06 ident\ident\iddata4.mat 9 kb 01-Mar-2000 13:24:08 ident\ident\iddata5.mat 9 kb 01-Mar-2000 13:24:10 ident\ident\iddata6.mat 13 kb 01-Mar-2000 13:24:10 ident\ident\iddata7.mat 19 kb 01-Mar-2000 13:24:12 ident\ident\iddata8.mat
Specific display - No item matching filter
When some items match input path, but none match filter, a specific message is displayed.
rdir(matlabroot, 'strcmp(name, ''unknowtoolbox'')', 1)
No item matching filter.