vl-directory-files

vl-consp

V Functions

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vl-directory-files

Lists all files in a given directory

(vl-directory-files  [directory pattern directories])

Arguments

directory

A string naming the directory to collect files for; if nil or absent, vl-directory-files uses the current directory.

pattern

A string containing a DOS pattern for the file name; if nil or absent, vl-directory-files assumes “*.*”

directories

An integer that indicates whether the returned list should include directory names. Specify one of the following:

-1 List directories only.

0 List files and directories (the default).

1 List files only.

Return Values

A list of file and path names; otherwise nil if no files match the specified pattern.

Examples

_$ (vl-directory-files "c:/acadwin"
"acad*.exe")

("ACAD.EXE" "ACADAPP.EXE" "ACADL.EXE" "ACADPS.EXE")

_$ (vl-directory-files "e:/acadwin"
nil -1)

("." ".." "SUPPORT" "SAMPLE" "ADS" "FONTS" "IGESFONT" "SOURCE" "ASE")

_$ (vl-directory-files "E:/acad13c4"
nil -1)

("." ".." "WIN" "COM" "DOS")