find2perl

Convert find to Perl

$ find2perl [directory] -name "[*.txt]"

$ find2perl [.] -type f -exec cat {} \;

$ find2perl [/var] -mtime +[30] -name "[*.log]"

$ find2perl [.] -name "[*.bak]" > [cleanup.pl]

find2perl [paths] [predicates]

find2perl translates find command expressions into equivalent Perl scripts. The generated script uses File::Find and produces the same results as the find command.
The tool helps users migrate from find to Perl for complex file processing tasks. The generated Perl code can be modified to add custom processing beyond what find supports.
find2perl bridges shell scripting and Perl programming for file system operations.

PATHS

Starting directories to search.

find-style expressions.

Match filename pattern.

File type (f, d, l).

Modification time.

Execute command.

Print matching paths.

Not all find options supported. Generated code may need cleanup. Deprecated in newer Perl versions.

find2perl was included with Perl as a utility for translating find commands. It helped users understand Perl's File::Find module and convert existing shell scripts.

find(1), perl(1), File::Find(3pm)