find

search for files in a directory hierarchy

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find /usr -newer /tmp/stamp$$

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find $HOME -name '*.c' -print | xargs grep -l sprintf

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find /usr/include -name '*.h' | xargs grep -l mode_t > todo

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find . -name '*.h' | zenity --list --title "Search Results" --text "Finding all header files.." --column "Files"

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find . -lname '*sysdep.c'

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find /tmp -path /tmp/umsp/passwd -exec /bin/rm

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find . -name '*.h' -execdir diff -u '{}' /tmp/master ';'

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find ~ ( -name '*~' -o -name '#*#' ) -print0 |

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find . -wholename './src/emacs' -prune -o -print

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find /usr/local/doc -name '*.texi'

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find ~ -daystart -type f -mtime 1

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find . -name '.#*' -print0 | xargs -0r rm -f

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find /tmp -name *barSearch the /tmp directory for any files that end in bar

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find -exec sh -c "something {}" ;

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find . -name '#*' -print | xargs echo

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find bills -type f -execdir sort -o '{}.sorted' '{}' ';'

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find /tmp -depth -user "$LOGNAME" -type f -delete

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find /u/bill -amin +2 -amin -6

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find startpoint -tests ... -exec sh -c 'scp "$@" remote:/dest' sh {} +

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find . -name '.#*' -depth -delete

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