I need to get a list of files that fit a set of filename globs input by the user. The problem is, the files may be in a different directory. For example, if the user enters:

  $area = "public/test/";
  @files = ("*.txt", "_*");
The function should return something like:
  readme.txt, files.txt, _index, _sortopts, ... etc.
I'm trying to use the glob function, but if you specify another directory, that directory name is prepended to every filename. Here's my current function:

@file_list =
    map { /^$area(.*)/; $1 }
    glob(join(' ',map { $area.$_ } @files));
Works as expected, but that seems like a lot more work than necessary. Is there an easier / clearer / more efficient way to do this?

In reply to Getting a List of Files Via Glob by Zoogie

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.