Is there any way to get all sub directories from a given path?

Question

Directory.GetDirectories returns only the given path's sub-directories but I would like to list all the subs, and their subs all the way to the end.

I'm thinking of a recursive function, but I am not sure how to approach the problem.

Answer 1

Use another Directory.GetDirectories overload.

string[] dirs = Directory.GetDirectories(@"c:\data", "*", SearchOption.AllDirectories);

Answer 2

Here is how:

new DirectoryInfo(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location /* or any other location */)
.EnumerateDirectories("*"/*or any other pattern*/,SearchOption.AllDirectories);

You can modify all arguments as needed.