> The find command works well and if you don't care to see the permission > errors and such you might try appending 2>/dev/null to the command. > Something like: > > find / -name "xxx*" -print 2>/dev/null > > In a nutshell your telling STDERR to output to /dev/null. > > Steve > > On Tue, 2003-02-25 at 13:30, MACK, JONATHAN (AIT) wrote: > > Scott, > > > > You might want to try and use the "find" command. This will output > > the complete path of the file found return code you can do some form of > > logic on. > > > > Such as: > > find <some path> -name "yyyy" > > > > > > Just my 2 cents worth. > > > > Jon > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Koos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 10:57 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: grep question > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > Dumb question on grep, I'm trying to find if a file exists and the path > > to it. ls -laR | grep yyyyy shows me the yyyyy file exists, is there a way > > to show the path to the file also.
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