Find A File

File::PathList is a Perl module that can find a file within a set of paths (like @INC or Java classpaths). SYNOPSIS # Create a basic pathset my $inc = File::PathList->new( @INC ); # Again, but with more explicit params my $inc2 = File::PathList->new( paths => @INC, cache => 1, ); #...

Given search paths separated by a separator, this script finds the first file that matches a given specification.

To determine whether a file exists on the server, PHP has a simple function: file_exists(). This can also be used to determine if a directory exists.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, PHP, BSD Solaris

whereis is a simple Command Line-based utility that can find a file in your operating system. Now you can use this accessible Open Source tool to search for the files you need.


Platforms: Windows, 2K, XP, Windows Vista, 7

This script is an extremely simple example of using homepage to write a file to a WebDAV server. This version does not use any authentication mechanism.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Python, BSD Solaris

This procedure reads through a file of unknown size once, returning a random line from the file.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Python, BSD Solaris

Have you experienced problems like you couldn't find a file or you couldn't decide which folder you should store a file to and so on? These kind of things, combined, waste your time and your company's time ENORMOUSLY. Labellia gives you a solution to these problems by managing information with...


Platforms: Windows

If you use many removable disks such as cdroms, you know that it is sometimes very difficult to find a file among all these drives. The only solution consists in inserting each one in your computer and to use the files manager to research your file. This operation, if you have more than ten...


Platforms: Windows

Have you ever needed to find a file buried somewhere in your computer? Have you ever needed to find a specific string of text inside a file? FileSeek can do that, and more. FileSeek is lightning fast, small and super easy to use. It can even be integrated right into the Windows Explorer...


Platforms: Windows

File::Sort is a Perl module to sort a file or merge sort multiple files. SYNOPSIS use File::Sort qw(sort_file); sort_file({ I => [qw(file_1 file_2)], o => file_new, k => 5.3,5.5rn, -t => | }); sort_file(file1, file1.sorted); This module sorts text files by lines (or records)....


Platforms: *nix

Geo::Track::Log is a Perl module that represent track logs and find a location based on a track log and a date. SYNOPSIS use Geo::Track::Log; my $log = new Geo::Track::Log; # add a point to a track log. $log->addPoint( { timestamp => 2004-12-25 12:00:00, lat => 0.0, long=> 0.0, } );...


Platforms: *nix

pgmfindclip project can automatically find a clipping border for a sequence of pgm images (a fine companion for transcode on Linux). This tool tries to find a suitable clipping border for a series of gray images. It is very useful to automatically extract clipping values for transcoding a movie...


Platforms: *nix

Algorithm::SixDegrees is a Perl module that can find a path through linked elements in a set. SYNOPSIS use Algorithm::SixDegrees; my $sd1 = Algorithm::SixDegrees->new(); $sd1->data_source( actors => &starred_in ); $sd1->data_source( movies => &stars_of ); @elems = $sd1->make_link(actors,...


Platforms: *nix

Find A Word is a word game. There are five turns to a game and each turn lasts 30, 60 or 90 seconds, selectable by the user; a countdown is displayed to let you know when the end of the turn is near. When you click the "Start Game" button, you will see three vowels and five consonants in the...


Platforms: Mac

httpfs depends on FUSE. It uses HTTP/1.1 extensions to read arbitrary bytes from a file on a web-server. This is particular interesting for an iso, since it can be investigated (loop device) without actually downloading the whole iso.


Platforms: Mac, BSD, Linux

Ava Find speeds up your daily computing experience by letting you find any file on your computer instantly. Open music and video files from any folder using convenient one-click browse buttons. Ava Find can list folders by size instantly, making hard drive clean up simple and easy. The exclusive...


Platforms: Windows

MP3::Find::Filesystem is a File::Find-based backend to MP3::Find. SYNOPSIS use MP3::Find::Filesystem; my $finder = MP3::Find::Filesystem->new; my @mp3s = $finder->find_mp3s( dir => /home/peter/music, query => { artist => ilyaimy, album => myxomatosis, }, ignore_case => 1, );.


Platforms: *nix

It's amazing how many times you will find yourself in a situation where you have to change or modify the dates for a file, such as the creation date, last modified date or the last accessed date! We are not really going to wonder WHY anyone would need to do this, but based on my own experience,...


Platforms: Windows

This script provides a class which will read a text file in reverse... It basically reads a block of data from the end of the file as a list and keeps popping items off of that everytime the readline() method is called. When the block is exhausted, another block is read, and so forth... This...


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Python, BSD Solaris

This script presents another way to read a file line by line, starting at the end.


Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix, Python, BSD Solaris