Arnold Krille <arn...@arnoldarts.de> wrote on 09/28/2011 11:20:57 AM:
> > I'm sure someone with more shell-fu will give you a much better
command
> > line (and I look forward to learning something!).
>
> Here you are:
>
> find <path_where_to_start> -iname <string_to_search>
Now I remember why I stick with the grep form: remembering the different
syntax of the find command. As a *not* old-time UNIX guru (but a
long-time but not full-time *Linux* user), I think that any parameter of
multiple letters (like -name) should have two dashes! :) I am often
frustrated by the unusual find command syntax, so I simply stick with
grep, which has many more uses beyond finding files.
> Using find you will realize that its rather slow and has your disk
rattling
> away. Better to use the indexing services, for example locate:
>
> locate <string_to_search>
Yeah, that's great if you update the locate database (as you mention). On
a backup server, with millions of files and lots of work to do pretty much
around the clock? That's one of the first things I disable! So no
locate.
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