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- find - find files
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- ffiinndd pathname-list expression
- ffiinndd pattern
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- In the first form above, _f_i_n_d recursively descends the
- directory hierarchy for each pathname in the _p_a_t_h_n_a_m_e-_l_i_s_t
- (i.e., one or more pathnames) seeking files that match a
- boolean _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n written in the primaries given below. In
- the descriptions, the argument _n is used as a decimal
- integer where +_n means more than _n, -_n means less than _n and
- _n means exactly _n.
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- The second form rapidly searches a database for all path-
- names which match _p_a_t_t_e_r_n. Usually the database is recom-
- puted weekly and contains the pathnames of all files which
- are publicly accessible. If escaped, normal shell "glob-
- bing" characters (`*', `?', `[', and ']') may be used in
- _p_a_t_t_e_r_n, but the matching differs in that no characters
- (_e._g. `/') have to be matched explicitly. As a special
- case, a simple _p_a_t_t_e_r_n containing no globbing characters is
- matched as though it were *_p_a_t_t_e_r_n*; if any globbing charac-
- ter appears there are no implicit globbing characters.
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- --nnaammee filename
- True if the _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e argument matches the current
- file name. Normal shell argument syntax may be
- used if escaped (watch out for `[', `?' and `*').
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- --ppeerrmm onum
- True if the file permission flags exactly match
- the octal number _o_n_u_m (see _c_h_m_o_d(1)). If _o_n_u_m is
- prefixed by a minus sign, more flag bits (017777,
- see _s_t_a_t(2)) become significant and the flags are
- compared: (_f_l_a_g_s&_o_n_u_m)==_o_n_u_m.
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- --ttyyppee c True if the type of the file is _c, where _c is bb,,
- cc,, dd,, ff,, ll or ss for block special file, character
- special file, directory, plain file, symbolic
- link, or socket.
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- --lliinnkkss n True if the file has _n links.
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- --uusseerr uname
- True if the file belongs to the user _u_n_a_m_e (login
- name or numeric user ID).
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- --nnoouusseerr True if the file belongs to a user _n_o_t in the
- /etc/passwd database.
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- --ggrroouupp gname
- True if the file belongs to group _g_n_a_m_e (group
- name or numeric group ID).
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- --nnooggrroouupp True if the file belongs to a group _n_o_t in the
- /etc/group database.
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- --ssiizzee n True if the file is _n blocks long (512 bytes per
- block).
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- --iinnuumm n True if the file has inode number _n.
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- --aattiimmee n True if the file has been accessed in _n days.
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- --mmttiimmee n True if the file has been modified in _n days.
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- --eexxeecc command
- True if the executed command returns a zero value
- as exit status. The end of the command must be
- punctuated by an escaped semicolon. A command
- argument `{}' is replaced by the current pathname.
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- --ookk command
- Like --eexxeecc except that the generated command is
- written on the standard output, then the standard
- input is read and the command executed only upon
- response yy.
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- --pprriinntt Always true; causes the current pathname to be
- printed.
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- --llss Always true; causes current pathname to be printed
- together with its associated statistics. These
- include (respectively) inode number, size in kilo-
- bytes (1024 bytes), protection mode, number of
- hard links, user, group, size in bytes, and modif-
- ication time. If the file is a special file the
- size field will instead contain the major and
- minor device numbers. If the file is a symbolic
- link the pathname of the linked-to file is printed
- preceded by ``->''. The format is identical to
- that of ``ls -gilds'' (note however that format-
- ting is done internally, without executing the ls
- program).
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- --nneewweerr file
- True if the current file has been modified more
- recently than the argument _f_i_l_e.
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- --ccppiioo file
- Write the current file on the argument _f_i_l_e in
- _c_p_i_o format.
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- --xxddeevv Always true; causes find _n_o_t to traverse down into
- a file system different from the one on which
- current _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t pathname resides.
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- The primaries may be combined using the following operators
- (in order of decreasing precedence):
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- 1) A parenthesized group of primaries and operators
- (parentheses are special to the Shell and must be
- escaped).
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- 2) The negation of a primary (`!' is the unary _n_o_t opera-
- tor).
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- 3) Concatenation of primaries (the _a_n_d operation is implied
- by the juxtaposition of two primaries).
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- 4) Alternation of primaries (`--oo' is the _o_r operator).
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- EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
- To find all accessible files whose pathname contains `find':
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- find find
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- To typeset all variants of manual pages for `ls':
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- vtroff -man `find '*man*/ls.?'`
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- To remove all files named `a.out' or `*.o' that have not
- been accessed for a week:
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- find / \( -name a.out -o -name '*.o' \) -atime +7 -exec rm
- {} \;
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- FFIILLEESS
- /etc/passwd
- /etc/group
- /usr/lib/find/find.codes coded pathnames database
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- sh(1), test(1), fs(5)
- Relevant paper in February, 1983 issue of ;_l_o_g_i_n:.
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- BBUUGGSS
- The first form's syntax is painful, and the second form's
- exact semantics is confusing and can vary from site to site.
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- More than one `-newer' option does not work properly.
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