# Search files/folders action

This action allows you to search for files, folders, or both within a given folder path in your SFTP server. The action will fail if the path is not found.

Search files/folders action Search files/folders action

# Input

Input field Description
Parent folder path Provide the path of the parent folder. All of its files and subfolders will be searched. Search does not include contents of the subfolders. Example: /folder1/folder2
Entity Select whether to search for files, folders, or both. Default is Files.
Search term Enter the search term. Regular expression matches are supported. For example, to search for all CSV files in the folder, use *.csv.

# Output

The output of this action is a list of records with each record containing the following details:

Output field Description
Name The name of the file or folder.
Symlink Whether this file or folder contain links to other files.
Size The size of the file or folder.
Owner The designated owner of the file or folder.
Group The group that this file or folder belongs to.
Permissions The permissions enabled on this file or folder.
Last accessed time The last time this file or folder was accessed.
Last modified time The last time this file or folder was modified.
Folder? Whether this item is a folder.
List size Total number of items in the list.
List index Position of each item in the list, starting at 0.


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