# Easy source filtering with file sets
**URL:** https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/easy-source-filtering-with-file-sets/29117
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 6:41pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/easy-source-filtering-with-file-sets/29117 "2023-06-14T18:41:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@zimbatm](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/zimbatm)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/easy-source-filtering-with-file-sets/29117/21 "2024-10-29T13:13:30Z")
Excellent. With that, I can retire numtide/nix-filter.
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### Author:  [@the-sun-will-rise](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/the-sun-will-rise)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/easy-source-filtering-with-file-sets/29117/22 "2024-12-19T13:55:21Z")
`fileFilter` has a `name` attribute, but is there a way to get the full path?
As it is, I don’t see any way to check the full path (e.g. if I want to mimic another tool’s wildcard pattern matching). Have I missed something?
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### Author:  [@Infinisil](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/Infinisil)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/easy-source-filtering-with-file-sets/29117/23 "2024-12-19T15:10:17Z")
See [`lib.fileset.fileFilter` should allow filtering by file subpath/components · Issue #269504 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/269504) and [`lib.fileset` should have a way to filter directories · Issue #271307 · NixOS/nixpkgs · GitHub](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/271307)
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