org.terrier.applications
Class FileFind

java.lang.Object
  org.terrier.applications.FileFind

public class FileFind
extends java.lang.Object

Takes a list of paths and filenames on the command line, and finds all the files in those directories, displaying only absolute filenames on Standard Output. Used by trec_setup.bat (on Windows) as Windows doesn't have a find file equivalent like find in Unix.

java org.terrier.applications.FileFind c:\

Author:

Craigm Macdonald

Constructor Summary

FileFind()

Method Summary

static void	findFiles(java.util.List<java.lang.String> fileList, java.util.LinkedList<java.lang.String> dirList) Take 1 directory from the front of dirList, and add all files and directories it finds in that directory.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Takes a list of command line parameters of filenames and directories.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FileFind

public FileFind()

Method Detail

findFiles

public static void findFiles(java.util.List<java.lang.String> fileList,
                             java.util.LinkedList<java.lang.String> dirList)

Take 1 directory from the front of dirList, and add all files and directories it finds in that directory. Recursively calls itself.

Parameters:

fileList - List of files found so far.

dirList - List of directories remaining to be processed

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Takes a list of command line parameters of filenames and directories. Finds all files and directories in those, and displays all files on Standard Output as as absolute paths.

Parameters:

args - command line arguments - list of directories