searchtext

Search text in files.

You are now following this Submission

This is similar to grep in Unix. Recursive search. Ignore certain files and directories.

Example 1: Do the following search:
(a) Root directory is 'dlog'.
(b) Include all subdirectories under 'dlog'.
(c) Search for all files.
(d) Include any line that has the word 'TODO' in it. Case-sensitive.
>> searchtext('dlog', 'TODO', '', 1);
OR
>> searchtext('dlog', '*', '', '*', '', 'TODO', '', 1);

Do 'help searchtext" to see all examples.

The zipfile contains 3 files:
searchtext.m
searchfile.m
searchdir.m

All 3 files are fully documented in H1.

Cite As

Kevin (2026). searchtext (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/15121-searchtext), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0