Problem 844. Find files with extension ext in the current directory

Created by Jean-Marie Sainthillier

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List all files with extension 'ext' in the current directory. Return a char matrix with the name of files in rows. Return 0 if no files.

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Richard Zapor on 20 Jul 2012

The problem can't run because the Test Suite issues mkdir; cd test.
The call to filerep.m is no longer on the path. Suggest eliminate mkdir and cd lines.

Richard Zapor on 20 Jul 2012

The mkdir test; and cd test issue makes it impossible to make any submissions.

Jean-Marie Sainthillier on 20 Jul 2012

Sorry. It's OK now.

Richard Zapor on 20 Jul 2012

My answer 15 is Donkey. Did just to show test Suite could be gamed. Also did not know how to get dir *.ext, which was frustrating me as I left out the ()s. Suggest add a fn=['saveme.mat' num2str(randi(9,1,1))] and then do your save fn with ext=fn(8:11). Then rescore solution 15. This will cut out the cheats. Good problem update of addpath. The Test Suites are more complex than the solutions sometimes.

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