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2021-06-11T10:23:02Z

Find with size

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	=== Find with size ===		=== Find with size ===
	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">
	find /mp3collection -name '*.mp3' -size -5000k #have a size less than 5000 Kilobytes ( < 5MB)		find /mp3collection -name '*.mp3' -size -5000k # have a size less than 5000 Kilobytes (< 5MB)
	find / -size +10000k # any file that is larger than 10000k (> 10MB)		find / -size +10000k # any file that is larger than 10000k (> 10MB)
	find / -size +10000k # any file that is larger than 10M (> 10MB)		find / -size +10000k # any file that is larger than 10M (> 10MB)
	</source>		</source>

	=== Find mounting points ===		=== Find mounting points ===
	$ find / -mount -name 'win*		$ find / -mount -name 'win*

2021-06-11T10:22:08Z

Find with time

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	=== Find with time ===		=== Find with time ===
	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">
	find /home -amin -10 -name '*.conf' # accessed ~~more~~ than 10 minutes ago		find /home -cmin +10 -name '*.conf' # created more than 10 minutes ago
	find /home -mmin -10 -name '*.conf'		find /home -amin -10 -name '*.conf' # accessed less than 10 minutes ago
	find /home -~~atime -~~2 -name '*.conf' # ~~accessed~~ 2 days ago		find /home -mmin 10 -name '*.conf' # modified exactly 10 minutes ago
	find /home -~~mtime~~ -2 -name '*.conf' # ~~modified~~ 2 days ago ~~(exactly)~~
	find /home -mtime +7 -name '*.conf' # modified~~(older than) 7~~ days		find /home -ctime +2 -name '*.conf' # created more then 2 days ago
			find /home -atime -2 -name '*.conf' # accessed less than 2 days ago
			find /home -mtime 2 -name '*.conf' # modified exactly 2 days ago
	</source>		</source>

2020-08-15T19:22:09Z

Find and -delete

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	The find tool also has the built-in ability to execute certain commands. The <code>-delete</code> flag will, as its name suggests, delete all files and directories that match the pattern. Here the <code>-print</code> flag is used to show the files that will be deleted.		The find tool also has the built-in ability to execute certain commands. The <code>-delete</code> flag will, as its name suggests, delete all files and directories that match the pattern. Here the <code>-print</code> flag is used to show the files that will be deleted.
	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">
	$ find ./logs -type f -name \*.log -print -delete		find ./logs -mtime +14 -type f -print -delete # delete files older than 14 days
			find ./logs -type f -name \.log -print -delete # delete files '.log'
	</source>		</source>

	==== Find and -exec \| rename ====		==== Find and -exec \| rename ====
	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">

2020-08-15T19:18:04Z

Find with time

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	=== Find with time ===		=== Find with time ===
	<source lang="bash">		<source lang="bash">
	find /home -amin -10 -name '*.conf' #accessed more than 10 minutes ago		find /home -amin -10 -name '*.conf' # accessed more than 10 minutes ago
	find /home -mmin -10 -name '*.conf'		find /home -mmin -10 -name '*.conf'
	find /home -atime -2 -name '*.conf' #accessed 2 days ago		find /home -atime -2 -name '*.conf' # accessed 2 days ago
	find /home -mtime -2 -name '*.conf' #modified 2 days ago		find /home -mtime -2 -name '*.conf' # modified 2 days ago (exactly)
	find /home -mtime 7 -name '*.conf' #older ~~more~~ than 7 days		find /home -mtime +7 -name '*.conf' # modified(older than) 7 days
	</source>		</source>

2019-11-17T13:39:54Z

Find and -exec | rename

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	# the '/' is here as a delimiter		# the '/' is here as a delimiter
	</source>		</source>

			;xargs
			Because Unix filenames can contain blanks and newlines, this default behaviour is often problematic; filenames containing blanks and/or newlines are incorrectly processed by <code>xargs</code>. In these situations it is better to use the <code>-0</code> option, which prevents such problems. When using this option you will need to ensure that the program which produces the input for <code>xargs</code> also uses a null character as a separator. If that program is GNU <code>find</code> the <code>-print0</code> option does this for you.

	==== Rename using bash expansion ====		==== Rename using bash expansion ====

2019-10-05T09:37:44Z

FIND

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	= ~~FIND~~ =		= <code>find</code> =
	Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help\|tree\|search\|stat\|rates\|opt\|exec] [path...] [expression]		Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D help\|tree\|search\|stat\|rates\|opt\|exec] [path...] [expression]
	default path is the current directory; default expression is -print		default path is the current directory; default expression is -print

2019-10-05T09:36:57Z

LOCATE

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	Files can be found under Linux in many different ways, using the find tool is one of the best ways to find files.		Files can be found under Linux in many different ways, using the find tool is one of the best ways to find files.

	= ~~LOCATE~~ =		= <code>locate</code> =
	Searches for a filename in a system.		Searches for a filename in a system.
	~~updatedb~~ #~~it updates a~~ database of all filenames ~~and its paths~~		<source lang=bash>
	locate 'filename*.conf'		updatedb # update database with all filenames on a filesystem
			locate 'filename*.conf' # search
			</source>

	= FIND =		= FIND =

2019-10-05T09:34:44Z

Ack/Ag - grep on steroids

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	= ~~Ack~~/Ag - grep on steroids =		= <code>ack</code> and <code>ag</code> - grep on steroids =
	Tools for searching large code bases. Ack and Ag are 99% feature compatible with each other, so you can use them interchangeably. Ag is significantly faster than Ack, and it has built-in version control system (VCS) awareness.		Tools for searching large code bases. Ack and Ag are 99% feature compatible with each other, so you can use them interchangeably. Ag is significantly faster than Ack, and it has built-in version control system (VCS) awareness.

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	# -G <file_matching_pattern> -scope search to files names that match a pattern		# -G <file_matching_pattern> -scope search to files names that match a pattern
	# --ignore-dir -ignore path(s) in search		# --ignore-dir -ignore path(s) in search
			</source>


			Old <code>ack-grep</code> tool
			<source lang="bash">
			sudo apt-get install ack-grep
			ack-grep 'Cisco1941'
	</source>		</source>

2019-10-05T09:31:59Z

ACK-GREP

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	Files can be found under Linux in many different ways, using the find tool is one of the best ways to find files.		Files can be found under Linux in many different ways, using the find tool is one of the best ways to find files.

	~~= ACK-GREP =~~
	~~It finds a string within a files. The example below searches the current directory files for a string ''Cisco1941'' and redirects all error messages to null device.~~
	~~sudo apt-get install ack-grep~~
	~~ack-grep 'Cisco1941' 2>/dev/null~~

	= LOCATE =		= LOCATE =

2019-10-05T09:30:23Z

Pio2pio moved page Find files in Linux using 'find' to Linux - find without leaving a redirect

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