Selecting files with specific attributes

Pipelines v1.6

 

.* Example by TenFiftyTwo(c).

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.* The following pipeline searches the 'C' drive for the first 20 hidden, system files.
 
pipe (endchar ~ comment //)
     filelist drv=c subdir                   // The drive to search.
     | a: fanout                             // Copy record to all output streams.
     | locate w4 pattern /??1???1/           // Select only hidden, system files.
     | take 20                               // Select the first 20 records.
     | b: faninany                           // Merge streams.
     | cons                                  // Display records on the console.
     ~
     a:
     | take 1                                // Read only the filelist header.
     | b:                                    // Route header back to FANINANY stage.