#!/usr/bin/env python # pathmatch: Search for a string in $PATH # usage pathmatch pattern [pattern ...] # e.g. if you're looking for volume control, pathmatch mix vol # will show you all programs in your path that incorporate "mix" or "vol" # anywhere in their names. # # Copyright 2003,2011 by Akkana Peck. # Share and enjoy under the terms of the GPL v2 or later. import sys, string, os, types def getMatchingFiles(pat, files) : matches = [] lc = string.lower(pat) for fil in range(0, len(files)) : #print "Looking for", lc, "in", files[fil] callfile = string.lower(files[fil]) if (string.find(callfile, lc) >= 0) : matches.append(files[fil]) return matches def findPatInPath(pat, pathdirs) : """Return a set of files in the path matching the pattern""" matchprogs = set([]) for dir in pathdirs : try : progs = os.listdir(dir) except OSError, e: continue matches = getMatchingFiles(pat, progs) for prog in matches : # Only add it if it's an executable file: fullpath = os.path.join(dir, prog) if not os.access(fullpath, os.X_OK) : continue if os.path.isdir(fullpath) : continue matchprogs.add(prog) return matchprogs # main() pathdirs = string.split(os.environ["PATH"], ":") for argp in range(1, len(sys.argv)) : progs = list(findPatInPath(sys.argv[argp], pathdirs)) progs.sort() for p in progs : print p