File Search?
Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: File Search?
started by: RoGuE_StreaK
Posted by RoGuE_StreaK on April 10 2004,11:09
Wondering if there's a proper file search tool in DSL (ala Window$ file search...)I've tried the "filter" under Emelfm, but it seems you need to click through every directory and sub directory - it just removes from view the files that aren't named that file name, from that particular directory, doesn't filter through sub-dirs etc...
And I can't get Midnight Commander to work...
ie., if I want to find, say, GIMP script-fu files (*.scm), what is the best and simplest way of searching for them through the whole file system?
If such a tool isn't included, I think that would definitely be something that should be added to the distro! (for us less-than-savy users)
Posted by BillH on April 10 2004,11:50
Just use the *nix find command in a terminal window.Use Apps ->Tools -> Net MAN to read about find.
In a nutshell, to search for file joeblow starting with the root directory...
XShells -> Root Access (because root has access to EVERY location)
# find / -name joeblow
NOTE: This is a good time to learn about "regular expressions"
Posted by BillH on April 10 2004,17:44
Complete (and I do mean it) documentation for the find utilities is at < the GNU Project >.Happy reading. There will be a test next class.
