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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. cline/globby ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) cline/globby ============ User-friendly glob matching for PHP with negation patterns, directory expansion, and gitignore support 2.0.3(2mo ago)00MITPHPPHP ^8.5.0CI passing Since Mar 4Pushed 2mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/faustbrian/globby)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/globby)[ RSS](/packages/cline-globby/feed)WikiDiscussions 2.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (14)Versions (9)Used By (0) [![GitHub Workflow Status](https://github.com/faustbrian/globby/actions/workflows/quality-assurance.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/faustbrian/globby/actions)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2a77c650456ec681d00baaa944831bb4480b3bb873de2f06c3f040186840ed52/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f636c696e652f676c6f6262792e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/globby)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/784362b26e4b3546254f1893e778ba64616e362bd6ac791991d2c9e880a3a64e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](LICENSE.md)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/285fbdb387361477573cc645e1e4aca14d9360030ed8d6c1de9be6ed0d3142e5/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f636c696e652f676c6f6262792e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/cline/globby) --- Globby ====== [](#globby) A user-friendly glob matching library for PHP, inspired by [sindresorhus/globby](https://github.com/sindresorhus/globby). Features multiple pattern support, negation patterns, gitignore integration, and a fluent configuration API. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) > **Requires [PHP 8.4+](https://php.net/releases/)** Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require cline/globby ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - **[Basic Usage](DOCS.md#doc-cookbooks-basic-usage)** - Pattern matching fundamentals, multiple patterns, negation, and streaming - **[Filtering Options](DOCS.md#doc-cookbooks-filtering-options)** - Files vs directories, dotfiles, depth limiting, and path formatting - **[Gitignore Integration](DOCS.md#doc-cookbooks-gitignore-integration)** - Respecting .gitignore rules and custom ignore files - **[Advanced Patterns](DOCS.md#doc-cookbooks-advanced-patterns)** - Brace expansion, character classes, globstar, and escaping Supported Options ----------------- [](#supported-options) OptionTypeDefaultDescription`cwd``string``getcwd()`Current working directory`expandDirectories``bool|array``true`Auto-expand directories to glob contents`gitignore``bool``false`Respect .gitignore rules`ignoreFiles``string|array``null`Custom ignore file patterns`ignore``array``[]`Additional patterns to ignore`onlyFiles``bool``true`Match only files`onlyDirectories``bool``false`Match only directories`dot``bool``false`Include dotfiles`deep``int``null`Maximum traversal depth`followSymbolicLinks``bool``true`Follow symbolic links`suppressErrors``bool``false`Suppress file system errors`absolute``bool``false`Return absolute paths`unique``bool``true`Deduplicate results`markDirectories``bool``false`Add trailing slash to directories`caseSensitiveMatch``bool``true`Case-sensitive pattern matching`baseNameMatch``bool``false`Match patterns against basename only`throwErrorOnBrokenSymbolicLink``bool``false`Throw error on broken symlinks`objectMode``bool``false`Return GlobEntry objects instead of strings`stats``bool``false`Include file statistics (implies objectMode)`fs``FileSystemAdapter``null`Custom file system adapterChange log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please use the [GitHub security reporting form](https://github.com/faustbrian/globby/security) rather than the issue queue. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Brian Faust](https://github.com/faustbrian) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License. Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 40 — FairBetter than 88% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity0 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity57 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~15 days Recently: every ~3 days Total 8 Last Release 61d ago Major Versions 1.0.2 → 2.0.02026-03-04 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22145591?v=4)[Brian Faust](/maintainers/faustbrian)[@faustbrian](https://github.com/faustbrian) --- Top Contributors [![faustbrian](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22145591?v=4)](https://github.com/faustbrian "faustbrian (11 commits)") --- Tags phplaravelfilesglobpatternmatchinggitignoredirectories ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cline-globby/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cline-globby/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cline-globby) ``` ### Alternatives [spatie/laravel-livewire-wizard Build wizards using Livewire 4061.0M4](/packages/spatie-laravel-livewire-wizard)[nativephp/mobile NativePHP for Mobile 82724.0k43](/packages/nativephp-mobile)[bezhansalleh/filament-google-analytics Google Analytics integration for FilamentPHP 205144.8k5](/packages/bezhansalleh-filament-google-analytics)[laragear/preload Effortlessly make a Preload script for your Laravel application. 119363.5k](/packages/laragear-preload)[tapp/filament-google-autocomplete-field Filament plugin that provides a Google Autocomplete field 3098.1k](/packages/tapp-filament-google-autocomplete-field)[aedart/athenaeum Athenaeum is a mono repository; a collection of various PHP packages 245.2k](/packages/aedart-athenaeum) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)