find command

Bash: .* Considered Harmful To Match Dot Files. Why?

by on April 24, 2013 · 4 comments

How do I match dot files under Unix / Linux using bash shell? Why .* considered as harmful when matching dot files under bash shell?

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Linux / Unix Find Command: Avoid Permission Denied Messages

by on March 10, 2013 · 0 comments

When I type find . -type d -name "foo" command I get Permission denied error messages. How do I exclude all “permission denied: messages from the find command under Linux or Unix like operating systems?

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Linux / Unix: Find Files Modified On Specific Date

by on February 27, 2013 · 1 comment

How do I find out all files that have been modified on 2013-02-07 (07/Feb/2013) using find command under Linux / Apple OS X / *BSD and Unix like operating systems?

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Fix: VIM UP and Down Keys Inserting A B C D Character

by on November 28, 2012 · 2 comments

I am login to a remote server using a ssh client. I am annoyed with the arrow key behavior during insert mode in Vim. As soon as I hit arrow keys, vim display A B C D on screen. How do I fix this problem under Unix like operating systems?

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Linux / Unix: Find and Delete All Empty Directories / Files

by on October 25, 2012 · 2 comments

How do I find out all empty files and directories under Linux / Apple OS X / BSD / Unix like operating systems and delete them in a single pass?

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Linux / Unix: Find Hidden Directories, Files and Folders

by on June 26, 2012 · 1 comment

I‘m a new Unix user and trying to find the hidden directory called .movies but I do not know where it is on the file system. How do I find a hidden folder or directories under Unix like operating systems?

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Where Is The Xorg.conf File Located under Unix / Linux / BSD?

by on April 24, 2012 · 1 comment

I want to find and edit my xorg.conf file for tweaking and configure it for new settings. The problem is that I’m unable to find the file. According to my research, xorg.conf should in /etc/X11 or /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ directory. I found directories but not the file in directories. How do I find the xorg.conf under Unix or Linux like operating systems?

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