Man Scilab

ls - show files

Calling Sequence

ls path options

files=ls( [path) [,options])

Parameters

• path : a string matrix giving a directory pathname (eventually ended by a pattern built with * ). Default value is .
• options : a sequence of strings which can be added under Unix systems: the Unix ls command options. (default value '-C' ).
• files : a string column vector. By default it contains a column formatted output. if one of the option is '-1' . files contains an entry for each files

Description

ls can be used to list the files which match the patterns given by the path argument. Patterns are given to the unix ls or to the windows dir commands in order to get information on files. Thus in order to write portable Scilab script valid wildcard patterns for both os are to be given. Note that Pathname conversion is performed and for example SCI/macros/util/*.sci is a valid pattern for both unix and windows.

Under Unix systems it is possible to add options to rule the output (see the unix manual about the ls command)

If you want to get a vector of all files matching a pattern use preferabily the listfiles or the dir function.

Examples

    
    ls
    ls SCI/macros/util/*.sci
    x=ls('SCI/macros/util/f*.sci')
    
  

See Also

listfiles ,   dir ,   fileinfo ,  

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