Difference between revisions of "Find"
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= find files by content = | = find files by content = | ||
To find files by content you do not use find, but [[grep]]. | To find files by content you do not use find, but [[grep]]. | ||
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| + | find . -name '*.mp3' -exec echo "Do something with the file" {} \; | ||
= See also = | = See also = | ||
* [http://man-wiki.net/index.php/1:find find's man page] | * [http://man-wiki.net/index.php/1:find find's man page] | ||
Revision as of 07:04, 15 November 2010
Find allows you to find files, e.g.
Contents
find by time
find files older than ...
To find files in folder that are older than 5 days use
find folder -ctime +5 -exec ls {} \;
To find how old a file is, use the command stat.
file modification
To find files whose content has been modified 1 days or shorter ago use
find . -mtime -1
To find files whose content has been modified 1 days or longer ago use
find . -mtime +1
find files that have content
find -not -empty -iname "foo*"
find files by content
To find files by content you do not use find, but grep.
Do something with the file
find . -name '*.mp3' -exec echo "Do something with the file" {} \;
