shell script

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I need to get all the files in a folder whose name contains a certain word. I start with something ike this:

set x to (do shell script yyy)

Little help please.

#2

Hi.Change “whatever” to the target word.

set foundItems to  (do shell script "find  " & my (choose folder)'s POSIX path's quoted form & " -name '*whatever*'  ")'s paragraphs
#3

I tested Marc’s suggestion and it works great. Just FWIW, the OP should be aware that the script returns hidden files, files in packages, and directories (which can be avoided with -type f).

#4

here is what I have in the editor.

set search_folder to “Macintosh HD:Users:shawnbrady:Dropbox:Audio:Features:SAL350 Ruiz, Luis NPR:Audio”

set foundItems to (do shell script "find " & my search_folder’s POSIX path’s quoted form & " -name ‘main’ ")'s paragraphs

nothing is found.

#5

You removed the * from around the search string–take another look at Marc’s suggestion.

Another shell-script approach that works, provided the script does not have to act recursively:

set theFolder to quoted form of POSIX path of (choose folder)
set theString to "aaa"

set theFiles to paragraphs of (do shell script "ls " & theFolder & "*" & theString & "*")