Unix Tip: A PROPER USE OF FIND

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Unix Tip 2985 - April 9, 2010

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A PROPER USE OF FIND

Most often we find a file using the 'find' command, but sometimes we know that find does not give results if not used in a proper way.

Here is an example to demonstrate it.

Assume that /project/src is a symlink then

find /project/src -name ...

symlink will not be followed. One alternative way is to use the command

cd /project/src; find . -name ...

but /project/src may not exist or could be a dangling symlink! So use the following command to overcome this.

cd /project/src && find . -name ...

This tip generously supported by: desikann@future.futsoft.com

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