How open a folder without the files beginning with '.'
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Hi! I want to open all the file of my folder 'calibration_data' (cf Fig1).
But when I do my code (cf Code1), it open 3 files that are'nt in my folder (cf '.', '..' and '.DS_Store' in Fig2).
What are they and how can I get rid of them?
Thanks!
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Fig1:
Fig2:
Code1:
path_root = '/Users/TP4/calibration_data';
files=dir(fullfile(path_root));
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Mathieu NOE
on 25 Apr 2022
hello
see my suggestion below but change the extension (raw) according to your files
S = dir('**/*.raw');
[m,n] = size(S);
for ci = 1:m
folders{ci} = S(ci).folder;
filenames{ci} = S(ci).name;
end
Mathieu NOE
on 25 Apr 2022
if you have all your files starting with "tempo"
you can also try with :
S = dir('TEMPO*.*');
Accepted Answer
Stephen23
on 25 Apr 2022
Edited: Stephen23
on 25 Apr 2022
"What are they..."
- dot directory names, where '.' represents the directory itself and '..' its immediate parent.
- .DS_Store is a hidden file used by MacOS to store information about how a folder is displayed.
"... how can I get rid of them?"
By not having them in the first place. You can do that by simply specifying the DIR search string to match the filenames (including wildcards as required), e.g.:
P = '/Users/TP4/calibration_data';
S = dir(fullfile(P,'TEMPOL*'));
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