Try '\*', not '*'
the '*' is probably being parsed by your shell, not find.

Victor Feng wrote:
> There is a file UserPreferencesSettings.jsp in 
> /mail/products/uwc/uwc/common/, but 'find' can not find it except when the 
> search path is set as /mail/products/uwc/uwc/common/.
> 
> user> ls /mail/products/uwc/uwc/common/User*
> /mail/products/uwc/uwc/common/UserPreferencesPassword.jsp
> /mail/products/uwc/uwc/common/UserPreferencesSettings.jsp
> user>
> user> find / -name UserPreferencesSettings* 2>/dev/null
> /var/mail/products/uwc/staging/uwc/common/UserPreferencesSettings.jsp
> /var/mail/products/uwc/uwc/common/UserPreferencesSettings.jsp
> /mail/products/uwc/lib/config-templates/uwc/common/UserPreferencesSettings.jsp
> user>
> user> find /mail/products/uwc -name UserPreferencesSettings* 2>/dev/null
> /mail/products/uwc/lib/config-templates/uwc/common/UserPreferencesSettings.jsp
> user>
> user> find /mail/products/uwc/uwc -name UserPreferencesSettings* 2>/dev/null
> user> find /mail/products/uwc/uwc/common/ -name UserPreferencesSettings* 
> 2>/dev/null
> /mail/products/uwc/uwc/common/UserPreferencesSettings.jsp
> 
> Why?
> 
> Thanks
> Victor
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