find command examples

Use BASH nullglob To Verify *.c Files Exists or Not In a Directory

by nixCraft on March 1, 2009 · 6 comments

Can you explain me usage of nullglob variable under BASH? How do I check for any *.c files in any directory?

Solaris UNIX Case-Insensitive Find File Search

by nixCraft on February 6, 2009 · 1 comment

I‘d like to match all filename like foo.c, FOO.C, fOO.c, Foo.C and so on using find command under UNIX. How do I do a case-insensitive find search under Sun Solaris / OpenSolaris UNIX systems?

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Find command: Exclude / Ignore Files ( Ignore Hidden .dot Files )

by nixCraft on August 31, 2008 · 7 comments

Q. How do I ignore hidden .dot files while searching for files? How do I ignore or exclude certain files while running Linux / UNIX find command?

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UNIX Find A File Command

by nixCraft on May 14, 2008 · 19 comments

I’ve just started to use Sun Solaris UNIX in our Labs. I’d like to know more about finding files from from the shell prompt. How do I find a file under UNIX?

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