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INFO-DIR-SECTION Basics
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* Finding files: (find). Operating on files matching certain criteria.
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INFO-DIR-SECTION Individual utilities
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* find: (find)Invoking find. Finding and acting on files.
* locate: (find)Invoking locate. Finding files in a database.
* updatedb: (find)Invoking updatedb. Building the locate database.
* xargs: (find)Invoking xargs. Operating on many files.
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'find' Primary Index
********************
This is a list of all of the primaries (tests, actions, and options)
that make up 'find' expressions for selecting files. *Note find
Expressions::, for more information on expressions.
[index ]
* Menu:
* !: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 14)
* (): Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 10)
* ,: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 27)
* -a: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 20)
* -amin: Age Ranges. (line 18)
* -and: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 20)
* -anewer: Comparing Timestamps.
(line 56)
* -atime: Age Ranges. (line 8)
* -cmin: Age Ranges. (line 19)
* -cnewer: Comparing Timestamps.
(line 57)
* -context: Mode Bits. (line 125)
* -ctime: Age Ranges. (line 9)
* -d: Directories. (line 46)
* -daystart: Age Ranges. (line 29)
* -delete: Delete Files. (line 6)
* -depth: Directories. (line 38)
* -empty: Size. (line 48)
* -exec: Single File. (line 48)
* -exec <1>: Multiple Files. (line 25)
* -execdir: Single File. (line 8)
* -execdir <1>: Multiple Files. (line 14)
* -executable: Mode Bits. (line 41)
* -false: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 46)
* -files0-from: Starting points. (line 30)
* -files0-from <1>: Starting points. (line 31)
* -fls: Print File Information.
(line 47)
* -fprint: Print File Name. (line 12)
* -fprint0: Safe File Name Handling.
(line 15)
* -fprintf: Print File Information.
(line 85)
* -fstype: Filesystems. (line 21)
* -gid: Owner. (line 12)
* -group: Owner. (line 7)
* -ignore_readdir_race: Directories. (line 113)
* -ilname: Symbolic Links. (line 90)
* -iname: Base Name Patterns. (line 7)
* -inum: Hard Links. (line 43)
* -ipath: Full Name Patterns. (line 27)
* -iregex: Full Name Patterns. (line 58)
* -iwholename: Full Name Patterns. (line 28)
* -links: Hard Links. (line 68)
* -links <1>: Hard Links. (line 71)
* -links <2>: Hard Links. (line 74)
* -lname: Symbolic Links. (line 89)
* -ls: Print File Information.
(line 6)
* -maxdepth: Directories. (line 10)
* -mindepth: Directories. (line 31)
* -mmin: Age Ranges. (line 20)
* -mount: Filesystems. (line 14)
* -mtime: Age Ranges. (line 10)
* -name: Base Name Patterns. (line 6)
* -newer: Comparing Timestamps.
(line 58)
* -newerXY: Comparing Timestamps.
(line 6)
* -nogroup: Owner. (line 17)
* -noignore_readdir_race: Directories. (line 136)
* -noleaf: Directories. (line 98)
* -not: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 14)
* -nouser: Owner. (line 16)
* -o: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 24)
* -ok: Querying. (line 31)
* -okdir: Querying. (line 10)
* -or: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 24)
* -path: Full Name Patterns. (line 6)
* -perm: Mode Bits. (line 44)
* -print: Print File Name. (line 6)
* -print0: Safe File Name Handling.
(line 11)
* -printf: Print File Information.
(line 52)
* -prune: Directories. (line 51)
* -quit: Directories. (line 83)
* -readable: Mode Bits. (line 33)
* -regex: Full Name Patterns. (line 57)
* -regextype: Full Name Patterns. (line 74)
* -samefile: Hard Links. (line 10)
* -size: Size. (line 6)
* -true: Combining Primaries With Operators.
(line 43)
* -type: Type. (line 6)
* -uid: Owner. (line 11)
* -used: Comparing Timestamps.
(line 78)
* -user: Owner. (line 6)
* -wholename: Full Name Patterns. (line 7)
* -writable: Mode Bits. (line 36)
* -xdev: Filesystems. (line 13)
* -xtype: Type. (line 32)
* ago in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 23)
* am in date strings: Time of day items. (line 21)
* day in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 15)
* day in date strings <1>: Relative items in date strings.
(line 29)
* first in date strings: General date syntax. (line 22)
* fortnight in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 15)
* hour in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 15)
* last DAY: Day of week items. (line 15)
* last in date strings: General date syntax. (line 22)
* midnight in date strings: Time of day items. (line 21)
* minute in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 15)
* month in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 15)
* next DAY: Day of week items. (line 15)
* next in date strings: General date syntax. (line 22)
* noon in date strings: Time of day items. (line 21)
* now in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 33)
* parse_datetime: Date input formats. (line 6)
* pm in date strings: Time of day items. (line 21)
* this in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 33)
* today in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 33)
* tomorrow in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 29)
* week in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 15)
* year in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 15)
* yesterday in date strings: Relative items in date strings.
(line 29)