You could, but regexps are unlikely to work - find(1) uses glob-style
wildcards ("special shell pattern matching characters") when matching namesOn Mon, 18 Aug 2025 at 08:11, Gavin Reade <grea...@gmail.com> wrote: > You need to learn BSD/ Unix regeps. Then you can issue a " find /dir -name > "filetype"" > Regards, > Gavin. > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM Steffen Nurpmeso <stef...@sdaoden.eu> > wrote: > >> Rocky Hotas wrote in >> <ohia4ya7oebekjqmlc472k37y64jtyyqvty2rraej4rqtakgpj@v3bk4m5vki2r>: >> |On ago 16 16:48, Steffen Nurpmeso wrote: >> |> >> |> But that -ls is BSD only. >> | >> |There's such an option also in GNU find and its output has the same >> |fields in the same order. But it's not mandatory for POSIX, actually, >> >> True. Not in busybox find though. (I try compat with this much >> smaller thing if possible, and look there first.) >> >> |or at least it is not mentioned here: >> | >> | <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/find.html> >> | >> |Thanks for noticing this. >> | >> |Being supported by both GNU and BSD, it is however widely available >> |and it may be enough. >> >> The -perm / thing is not in NetBSD for sure.. >> >> |Rocky >> --End of <ohia4ya7oebekjqmlc472k37y64jtyyqvty2rraej4rqtakgpj@v3bk4m5vki2r >> > >> >> --steffen >> | >> |Der Kragenbaer, The moon bear, >> |der holt sich munter he cheerfully and one by one >> |einen nach dem anderen runter wa.ks himself off >> |(By Robert Gernhardt) >> >
