Glob
A C# Glob library for .NET and .NET Core.
What is a glob?
A glob is a pattern-matching syntax that shells use. Like when you do
rm *.cs, the *.cs is a glob.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_(programming) for more info.
Try it out!
You can test out Glob expressions using this library in your browser by visiting:
https://kthompson.github.io/glob/
Supported Environments
- Windows
- Macintosh OS X (Darwin)
- Linux
Features
Common Expressions
| Pattern | Description |
|---|---|
| taco* | matches any string beginning with taco |
| *taco* | matches any string containing taco |
| *taco | matches any string ending in taco |
| *.[ch] | matches any string ending in .c or .h |
| *.{gif,jpg} | match any string ending in .gif or .jpg |
Expressions
| Pattern | Description |
|---|---|
| * | matches any number of characters including none, excluding directory separator |
| ? | matches a single character |
| [abc] | matches one character in the brackets |
| [!abc] | matches any character not in the brackets |
| ** | match zero or more directories |
| {abc,123} | comma delimited set of literals, matched 'abc' or '123' |
Other Features
- Escape patterns are supported using
\ - Pure C# implementation
- No reliance on Regex
- Simple text string matching support
- File system matching APIs
Usage
Example
var glob = new Glob("**/bin");
var match = glob.IsMatch(@"C:\files\bin\");Static Usage
Single file
var match = Glob.IsMatch(@"C:\files\bin\", "**/bin"); Files in a directory
string[] matchingFiles = Glob.Files(@"C:\files\bin\", "**/bin").ToArray(); Directories in a directory
string[] matchingDirectories = Glob.Directories(@"C:\files\bin\", "**/bin").ToArray(); Extension Methods
DirectoryInfo.GlobDirectories
Enumerate through all matching directories recursively.
Params
- pattern: String
Example
var root = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\");
var allBinFolders = root.GlobDirectories("**/bin");DirectoryInfo.GlobFiles
Enumerate through all matching files recursively.
Params
- pattern: String
Example
var root = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\");
var allDllFiles = root.GlobFiles("**/*.dll");DirectoryInfo.GlobFileSystemInfos
Enumerate through all matching files and folders recursively.
Params
- pattern: String
Example
var root = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\");
var allInfoFilesAndFolders = root.GlobFileSystemInfos("**/*info");Upgrading from 1.x
In 2.x all Glob expressions no longer support \ as path separators. Instead / should be used to separate paths in expressions.
The / path separator will still match on platform specific directory separators but \ is reserved for escape sequences.