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samizdata# find / | grep "string" | samizdata# find / | grep "string" | ||
| − | will execute [[find]] on [[/]] and then only show you the results that match "string". Note that this is ''not'' optimal and can take a while on large systems. | + | will execute [[find]] on [[ / ]] and then only show you the results that match "string". Note that this is ''not'' optimal and can take a while on large systems. |
[[category: system commands]] | [[category: system commands]] | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 25 August 2004
Used to find files or directories. A complicated beast that is worth it's time in finding out more about via the man pages. For bare-bones help in finding a particular file or directory, use in conjunction with grep:
samizdata# find / | grep "string"
will execute find on / and then only show you the results that match "string". Note that this is not optimal and can take a while on large systems.
