Recursive Directory Function Execution

Recurse through all directories executing the supplied function

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Recurses through each directory, passing the full directory path and any extraneous arguments (varargin) to the specified function.

Call Sequence : directoryRecurse(directory, function_pointer, varargin)

IE: To execute the 'rmdir' command with the 's' parameter over 'c:\tmp' and all subdirectories:

directoryRecurse('c:\tmp', @rmdir, 's');

Another useful example, add 'c:\matlab' and all sub directories to the Matlab path:
directoryRecurse('c:\tmp', @addpath);

Cite As

Rodney Thomson (2026). Recursive Directory Function Execution (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/20814-recursive-directory-function-execution), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0