On Sunday 16 July 2006 02:00, Mike Durham wrote: > transfire / gmail.com wrote: [...] > > Try Dir['**/*'], it only applies this way. > > > > T. > > using "**/*" doesn't seem to get all dirs, it misses the hidden > ones do you know the logic behind "**/*" or "*/*" ? Use: Dir.glob("**/*", File::FNM_DOTMATCH) Dir[patttern] is just a shortcut for Dir.glob(pattern, 0). Just read "ri Dir.[]" and "ri Dir.glob". HTH, Stefan