 Tip #799: Searching for files
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October 3, 2004 2:46 |
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intermediate |
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elz |
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5.7 |
You can add the following to you .vimrc file:
" find files
fun! FindFiles()
let $filename = input("Enter file name to find: ")
let $error_file = $HOME."/.findfile.output"
silent! exe "!find . -iname \"".$filename."\" \| xargs file \| perl -pe 's/:/:1:/' > ".$error_file
cfile $error_file
copen
redraw!
endfun
nmap \f :call FindFiles()<CR>
Then, when in normal mode, type "\f" (or any other mapping that you prefer). This will give a prompt for a file name pattern to search for. Then, all the file names that match this pattern (under the current directory) will be displayed in the quich fix window, along with a description of each of one of them.
Notice, the search is done in a recursive manner. It is case insensitive, and you can use wildcards. If you want to use a regular expression, you can call "find" with the "-regex" or "-iregex" flags.
Background:
The function uses some standard gnu *nix utitlities: find, file.
You also need perl to be installed.
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