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finding a phrase in a modularized code with over 1000 functions
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Hi All,
I am seeking to be able to find a phrase, say 'XXXX' among a master script that calls some 1000 other functions. The functions are all in a directory with many subfolders as well.
I am hoping there is a way to do this withuot having to open each of the functions individually and then doing a search.
Much thanks,
Rand.
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Ameer Hamza
on 12 Oct 2020
Edited: Ameer Hamza
on 12 Oct 2020
You can use dir(): https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/dir.html to get a list of all files. Use a loop to iterate over them and use strfind(): https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/strfind.html or regexp(): https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/regexp.html to search the string in the file.
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Rik
on 12 Oct 2020
You can use Matlab tools, as Ameer describes, but you can also use external software. I personally find the performance of searches like this excellent when I use Notepad++. You can use normal searches and regular expression. You can also filter the file type and search a single folder or include all subdirectories.
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Steven Lord
on 12 Oct 2020
You can use the Find Files tool in the File section of the Home tab of the toolstrip.
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