MATLAB: How to find a sub-folder in the (just in the) current directory

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I'd like to find a sub-folder in the currend directory. If not exist creat it. I tried to use if ~exist(,'file') but this search in other folders too, and find a sub-folder with the same name in other folder, but in the current directory not exist that sub-folder.

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You can specify exist to only look in the current directory. For example:

lFolder = 'MyFolder';
if(exist([cd filesep lFolder]) == 7)
    disp('Folder found!')
end

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I recommend using dir to capture all the contents of your parent folder within a variable. Then you can use the contents of that variable to specify which child folder you want to work in.

folders = dir('parent folder path'); % Captures all contents of parent folder
folders = folders([folders(:).isdir]==1); % Filter to just folders
folders = folders(3:end);   % Remove unnecessary '.' and '..' directories
for i = 1:length(folders)
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end

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cd(source_dir); %Changes folder to chosen folder
mkdir('Target');
dest_dir = [pwd '/Target'];

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