find

find (\&wanted, dir1[, dir2 ...])

• Works like the Unix find command; traverses the specified directories, looking for files that match the expressions or actions you specify in a subroutine called wanted, which you must define. For example, to print out the names of all executable files, you could define wanted this way:
  
  

  sub wanted {
   print "$File::Find::name\n" if -x;
  }
  

  
  
  Provides the following variables:
  • $File::Find::dir
  • Current directory name ($_ has the current filename in that directory).
  • $File::Find::name
  • Contains "$File::Find::dir/$_". You are chdired to $File::Find::dir when find is called.
  • $File::Find::prune
  • If true, find does not descend into any directories.
  • $File::Find::dont_use_nlink
  • Set this variable if you're using the Andrew File System (AFS).