Question

I want to write a method that does this

def search_for_filenames(dir, name)
    # goes to the directory and returns a list of files that match
    # the given name, regardless of extension
end

So for example if the name was test, and my directory contained the following

test.png
test.txt
something_else.dat

The method will return an array containing the first two filenames

How can I write this method?

Answer 1

Use Dir::glob.

Dir::glob("#{dir}/#{name}.*")