is there a way to Navigate through lots of m files?

I am searching for something function in lots of m files. I wish if there was a way that I may navigate through lots of m files in one place. I copied all text to one m file and then navigate the normal way; however, I was wondering whether there is an easier way of doing so (because I have 17 functions in the folder).

Thank you in advance

[Kirby Fears]

What is the purpose of navigating 17 functions? Are you hoping to find a particular string (like a function call) but don't know which of your 17 functions contain the function call?

Answer 1

[John D'Errico]

If you are looking for some text string in one or more of your files, you can use a tool like my mgrep.

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/9594-mgrep

mgrep searches through a given directory, and all sub-directories that it finds. But you can turn off the recursive search. For example, in one of my own directories...

mgrep simplicial . recurse off

Searching directory(ies)...

/Users/johnderrico/Desktop/My_FEX/facetnormals.m
  % this is a simplicial complex structure

/Users/johnderrico/Desktop/My_FEX/interpns.m
% interpne: interpolates an array using simplicial interpolation

% note: interpolates using a simplicial dissection of the n-d hyper-rectangle

/Users/johnderrico/Desktop/My_FEX/refinetri.m
% refinetri: refines (once) a 2-d simplicial complex

%  sc    - simplicial complex struct to be refined. those edges

%  scr   - refined simplicial complex struct

% pack it all back into a simplicial complex

/Users/johnderrico/Desktop/My_FEX/trussmodel.m
% converts a 2-d or 3-d simplicial complex to a truss, then solves a fem

%  sc - a 2-d or 3-d simplicial complex. may not be a manifold. it

% see also: simplicialcomplex,

    error 'sc must be a simplicial complex'

[Kirby Fears]

You can do the same thing nicely with notepad++ (free software). Just bring up the ctrl+f search box and select a directory to search instead of a file.

[Jon]

The built-in folder search panel in Windows also searches within the files for strings. I use it occasionally.