i-bash/examples/functions/xfind.bash
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#! /bin/bash
#From: kaz@cafe.net (Kaz Kylheku)
#Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
#Subject: Why not roll your own @#$% find! (was: splitting directory off from filename)
#Message-ID: <6n1117$tp1@espresso.cafe.net>
#Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 20:47:34 GMT
# $1 = dirname, $2 = pattern, optional $3 = action
xfind()
{
local x
local dir="$1"
# descend into specified directory
builtin cd -L "$1" || {
echo "${FUNCNAME}: cannot change dir to $1" >&2
return 1
}
#
# default action is to print the filename
#
if [ -n "$3" ]; then
action="$3"
else
action='printf -- "%s\n"'
fi
# process ordinary files that match pattern
for x in $2 ; do
if [ -f "$x" ] ; then
eval "$action" "$x"
fi
done
# now descend into subdirectories, avoiding symbolic links
# and directories that start with a period.
for x in * ; do
if [ -d "$x" ] && [ ! -L "$x" ] ; then
$FUNCNAME "$x" "$2" "$action"
fi
done
# finally, pop back up
builtin cd -L ..
}
#xfind "$@"