extended path search module

samson42 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I look for a module to find files in the file system. searches should be of the kind: /base/**/subdir/**/*.txt meaning anywhere under /base containing the directory name 'subdir' all files ending wiht .txt.

Is there a module already available to do this search? I poked around in CPAN, but did not find anything and don't like to reinvent the wheel again.

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Re: extended path search module by jethro (Monsignor) on Jul 29, 2011 at 11:18 UTC
File::Find (ok, you have to write the filtering regexp yourself, but all the descending and searching is done for you)	[reply]
Re: extended path search module by Anonymous Monk on Jul 29, 2011 at 11:29 UTC
`use File::Glob ':glob'; my @files = glob '/base//subdir//*.txt';` Or use File::Find::Rule ::	[reply]

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