Difference between revisions of "Find"
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= find files older than ... = | = find files older than ... = | ||
| − | find | + | To find files in ''folder'' that are older than ''5'' days use |
| + | find ''folder'' -ctime +''5'' -exec ls {} \; | ||
= 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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| + | = See also = | ||
| + | * [http://man-wiki.net/index.php/1:find find's man page] | ||
Revision as of 04:55, 28 April 2009
Find allows you to find files, e.g.
Contents
find files older than ...
To find files in folder that are older than 5 days use
find folder -ctime +5 -exec ls {} \;
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.
