findFileInFolder(pa​rentFolderPath, fileExtension, varargin)

Find multi-format file(s) in folder and sub-folders

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This function is an update of an old one (submitted in 2013) I decided to delete. This version is cleaner, shorter and more efficient than the previous one.
It recursively searches for specified file names and extensions (with or without respect to letter case) in a given directory and its sub-directories.
Example: findFileInFolder(pwd, {'.m', '.zip', '.mat'}) match all files with the corresponding extensions ('.m', '.zip', '.mat') in the current directory
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Cite As

Benjamin Pillot (2026). findFileInFolder(parentFolderPath, fileExtension, varargin) (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/59357-findfileinfolder-parentfolderpath-fileextension-varargin), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.1.0.0

Make use of the regexptranslate built-in function

1.0.0.0

description
Changed regular expression for better file extension/name match