Recursively search for files

Recursively finds all instances of files and folders with a naming pattern
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Updated 1 Sep 2016

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Returns a list of all files matching a given pattern (*.m, *.mat, data*.xls*, etc) that live anywhere in or below a given starting folder.
For example, >> files = findfiles('*.mat','C:\myfolder'); will find C:\myfolder\foo.mat, C:\myfolder\data.mat, C:\myfolder\mydata\data.mat, etc.

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Matt Tearle (2024). Recursively search for files (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/57298-recursively-search-for-files), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2016a
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.0.1

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1.0.0.0