85 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
85 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
.TH FIND 1
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.SH NAME
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find \- find files meeting a given condition
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBfind \fIdirectory \fIexpression\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "find / \-name a.out \-print" "Print all \fIa.out\fR paths"
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.EX "find /usr/ast ! \-newer f \-ok rm {} \e;" "Ask before removing"
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.EX "find /usr \-size +20 \-exec mv {} /big \e^;" "move files > 10k"
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.EX "find / \e( \-name a.out \-o \-name \(fm*.o\(fm \e) \-exec rm {} \e;" "2 conds"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\fIFind\fR descends the file tree starting at the given directory checking
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each file in that directory and its subdirectories against a predicate.
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If the predicate is true, an action is taken. The predicates may be
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connected by \fB\-a\fR (Boolean and), \fB\-o\fR (Boolean or) and !
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(Boolean negation).
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Each predicate is true under the conditions specified below. The integer
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\fIn\fR may also be +\fIn\fR to mean any value greater than \fIn\fR,
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\fI\-n\fR to mean any value less than
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\fIn\fR, or just \fIn\fR for exactly \fIn\fR.
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.PP
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.RS
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.ta +\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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.in +\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-name s true if current filename is \fIs\fR (include shell wild cards)
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-size n true if file size is \fIn\fR blocks
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-inum n true if the current file's i-node number is \fIn\fR
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-mtime n true if modification time relative to today (in days) is \fIn\fR
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-links n true if the number of links to the file is \fIn\fR
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-newer f true if the file is newer than \fIf\fR
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-perm n true if the file's permission bits = \fIn\fR (\fIn\fR is in octal)
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-user u true if the uid = \fIu\fR (a numerical value, not a login name)
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-group g true if the gid = \fIg\fR (a numerical value, not a group name)
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-type x where \fIx\fR is \fBbcdfug\fR (block, char, dir, regular file, setuid, setgid)
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-xdev do not cross devices to search mounted file systems
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.in -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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.fi
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.RE
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.PP
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Following the expression can be one of the following, telling what to do
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when a file is found:
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.PP
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.RS
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.ta +\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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.in +\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-print print the file name on standard output
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-print0 print the file name terminated by a null character, to be
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used with
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.BR "xargs \-0" .
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(Minix extension).
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-exec execute a command, {} stands for the file name
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.ti -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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\-ok prompts before executing the command
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.in -\w'\-mtime nmm'u
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.RE
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR test (1),
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.BR xargs (1).
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