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.

Supported Environments

• Windows
• Macintosh OS X (Darwin)
• Linux

Supported Pattern expressions

Pattern	Description
*	matches any number of characters including none, excluding directory seperator
?	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'

Usage

Example

var glob = new Glob("**/bin");
var match = glob.IsMatch(@"C:\files\bin\");

Static Usage

var match = Glob.IsMatch(@"C:\files\bin\", "**/bin");	

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");