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Find allows you to find files, e.g. | Find allows you to find files, e.g. | ||
| − | = find files older than ... = | + | = find by name = |
| − | To find files in ''folder'' that | + | To find a file in your current folder and its subfolders, even if they are symbolic links, use the command |
| − | find ''folder'' -ctime +'' | + | find -L -iname "*''foo''*" |
| + | This command will find all files containing ''foo'' in their filename ignoring case sensitivity. | ||
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| + | = find by time = | ||
| + | |||
| + | == find files older than... == | ||
| + | To find files in ''folder'' that have been changed more than ''1'' day ago use | ||
| + | find ''folder'' -ctime +1 | ||
| + | To find out how old a file is, use the [[command]] [[stat]]. | ||
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| + | == find files newer than... == | ||
| + | To find files in ''folder'' that have been changed less than ''1'' day ago use | ||
| + | find ''folder'' -ctime -1 | ||
| + | To find out how old a file is, use the [[command]] [[stat]]. | ||
= find files that have content = | = find files that have content = | ||
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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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| + | = Do something with the file = | ||
| + | find . -name '*.mp3' -exec echo "Do something with the file" {} \; | ||
= See also = | = See also = | ||
| − | * [http://man- | + | * [http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/find/ find's man page] |
| + | * [http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?locate+1 locate's man page] | ||
| + | * [http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?locate+1 whereis' man page] | ||
| + | * [http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?locate+1 which's man page] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Command]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:06, 27 November 2021
Find allows you to find files, e.g.
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find by name
To find a file in your current folder and its subfolders, even if they are symbolic links, use the command
find -L -iname "*foo*"
This command will find all files containing foo in their filename ignoring case sensitivity.
find by time
find files older than...
To find files in folder that have been changed more than 1 day ago use
find folder -ctime +1
To find out how old a file is, use the command stat.
find files newer than...
To find files in folder that have been changed less than 1 day ago use
find folder -ctime -1
To find out how old a file is, use the command stat.
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" {} \;
