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USAGE

findfile [OPTIONS] [TARGET] [DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH]

DESCRIPTION

findfile finds files based on matching prefix, suffix or contained text in base filename.

OPTIONS

Below are a set of options available.

    -c, -contains            find file(s) based on basename containing text
    -d, -depth               Limit depth of directories walked
    -error, -stop-on-error   Stop walk on file system errors (e.g. permissions)
    -examples                display example(s)
    -f, -full-path           list full path for files found
    -generate-manpage        generate man page
    -generate-markdown       generate markdown documentation
    -h, -help                display this help message
    -l, -license             display license information
    -m, -mod-time            display file modification time before the path
    -nl, -newline            if true add a trailing newline
    -o, -output              output filename
    -p, -prefix              find file(s) based on basename prefix
    -quiet                   suppress error messages
    -s, -suffix              find file(s) based on basename suffix
    -v, -version             display version message

EXAMPLES

Search the current directory and subdirectories for Markdown files with extension of “.md”.

findfile -s .md

findfile v0.0.25