# Re: search file in a directory **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 24, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-search-file-in-a-directory/73452 "2006-10-24T19:22:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phrogz)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-search-file-in-a-directory/73452/1 "2006-10-24T19:22:26Z")
From: James Edward G. II [[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] > On Oct 22, 2006, at 12:15 PM, Robert K. wrote: > > > Do we have a gateway problem again? > > We took some pretty drastic measures when we addressed the last > > Gateway issue and haven’t seen a thing since. I think we have it > > pretty locked down now. If “locked down” is meant to imply “dialed in”, i.e. functioning perfectly…I think you’re mistaken. In the last several days I’ve seen a bunch of items on the newsgroup that are replies to messages that never showed up there. And (I think) vice versa - stuff that shows up on [groups.google.com](http://groups.google.com) that isn’t showing up on the mailing list. ---
**Author:** ![phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phrogz)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-search-file-in-a-directory/73452/2 "2006-10-24T21:59:54Z")
On 10/24/06, Gavin K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > In the last several days I’ve seen a bunch of items on the newsgroup > that are replies to messages that never showed up there. And (I think) > vice versa - stuff that shows up on [groups.google.com](http://groups.google.com) that isn’t showing > up on the mailing list. Just out of curiosity… Whenever I have to find a file in Ruby script…normally, what I do is: data = `find .` file\_array = data.split(“\n”) #iterate through the array here…and find your gem Isn’t it faster than inbuilt find? Of course…i could be completely wrong, and above script can be used only on a Unix box.