List files/folders recursively

Version 1.1.0.0 (2.95 KB) by Guilherme Coco Beltramini
"select_files" and "select_files_rec" are used to list files/folders inside a chosen folder
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USAGE:
selection = select_files(folder,pref,mid,suf,ext,type,path)
selection = select_files_rec(folder,pref,mid,suf,ext,type,fpath,levels)


INPUT:
- FOLDER: parent directory to look the files/folders in
- PREF: files/folders prefix
- MID: middle part of the files/folders
- SUF: files/folders suffix
- EXT: files extension
- TYPE: 'files' or 'folders'
- FPATH: 'path' (SELECTION will have the full path) or 'nopath' (only files/folders names)
- LEVELS: number of levels to go in recursively (0 [files/folders only from FOLDER], 1, 2, ..., Inf)

OUTPUT
- SELECTION: cell array containing the file/folder names

Cite As

Guilherme Coco Beltramini (2026). List files/folders recursively (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/41921-list-files-folders-recursively), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2010a
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Inspired: Count number of lines in a set of files

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1.1.0.0

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