Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX » find command http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Linux / UNIX: HowTo Empty Directoryhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-empty-linux-unix-directory-delete-all-files/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-empty-linux-unix-directory-delete-all-files/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:14:33 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=11109 How do I empty a directory (delete all files) under Linux / Unix without deleting directory itself?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-empty-linux-unix-directory-delete-all-files/feed/ 7 Linux / Unix: Bash Find Matching All Dot Fileshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-bsd-appleosx-ksh-csh-bash-find-hidden-dotfiles/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-bsd-appleosx-ksh-csh-bash-find-hidden-dotfiles/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:18:12 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=11078 A dot-file is generally any file whose name begins with a full stop. In Linux or Unix like operating system it is also called as hidden file. How do I list all dot files in my home directory?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-bsd-appleosx-ksh-csh-bash-find-hidden-dotfiles/feed/ 4 TCSH / CSH / C Shell Check Whether a Directory is Empty or Nothttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-cshell-check-whether-directory-empty-not/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-cshell-check-whether-directory-empty-not/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:34:45 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=10800 How do I check whether a directory is empty or not under Linux / UNIX using a TCSH / C shell script?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-cshell-check-whether-directory-empty-not/feed/ 0 Linux: Delete / Remove User Accounthttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-remove-user-command/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-remove-user-command/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:19:07 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=10710 How do I remove a user's access from my server? How do I delete a user account under Linux operating systems?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-remove-user-command/feed/ 1 Backtrack 5 KDE startx Failed To Load Error and Solutionhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/errorstartx-does-not-work-in-backtrack-linux5-kde64bit/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/errorstartx-does-not-work-in-backtrack-linux5-kde64bit/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 08:47:10 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=10626 I've downloaded Backtrack Linux version 5 KDE desktop 64 bit. To start a graphical interface I' typed startx command. But it failed with the following error message:

BackTrack Linux 5 64bits Vmware Workstation Installation

How do I fix this problem and install Backtrack Linux version 5 KDE desktop on my hard disk?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/errorstartx-does-not-work-in-backtrack-linux5-kde64bit/feed/ 12 Linux / UNIX: mplayer Play mp3s From a Playlist Filehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-mplayer-playlist-command-line-example/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-mplayer-playlist-command-line-example/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:21:54 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9639 I'm an extreme newbie to the Linux world, but any time I try to get play files according to a playlist file using mplayer command line it turns up this error:
$ mplayer playlist.m3u MPlayer SVN-r1.0~rc3+svn20090426-4.4.3 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team mplayer: could not connect to socket mplayer: No such file or directory Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control. Playing playlist.m3u. Cache fill: 0.00% (44 bytes) Exiting... (End of file)

How do I fix this and play music without using GUI tools?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-mplayer-playlist-command-line-example/feed/ 2 UNIX / Linux: Deleting Multiple Files In Bulkhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deleting-bulk-files-in-unix-linux-bsd-apple-osx/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deleting-bulk-files-in-unix-linux-bsd-apple-osx/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 04:24:04 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9391 How do delete multiple files in bulk (say all *.bak file stored in /netapp/ and its subdirectory) under Linux / UNIX operating systems?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deleting-bulk-files-in-unix-linux-bsd-apple-osx/feed/ 0 Linux / UNIX: Deleting Files In Many Subdirectorieshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deleting-file-in-many-subdirectories-linux-unix-command/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deleting-file-in-many-subdirectories-linux-unix-command/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:18:16 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9198 How do I delete all files (only files and not subdirs) located in /var/pub/ftp/incoming and its subdirectories under Linux or UNIX operating systems? ]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/deleting-file-in-many-subdirectories-linux-unix-command/feed/ 0 HowTo: Find Symlink under UNIX / Linuxhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-find-symlink/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-find-symlink/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:28:06 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=8715 How do I find symlink(s) under UNIX and Linux operating systems? ]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-find-symlink/feed/ 25 Find Command Exclude Directories From Search Patternhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-osx-bsd-find-command-exclude-directories/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-osx-bsd-find-command-exclude-directories/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:50:39 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=8433 How do I exclude certain directories while using the find command under UNIX or Linux operating systems?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-osx-bsd-find-command-exclude-directories/feed/ 6 restorecond: Will not restore a file with more than one hard link (/etc/resolv.conf) No such file or directory Error and Solutionhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-rhel-fedora-centos-restorecond-will-not-restoreafile/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-rhel-fedora-centos-restorecond-will-not-restoreafile/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:39:57 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=7965 I see the following error in my SELinux enabled CentOS or RHEL server:

Jun 21 13:58:43 server3 restorecond: Will not restore a file with more than one hard link (/etc/resolv.conf) No such file or directory
Jun 21 16:14:51 server3 restorecond: Will not restore a file with more than one hard link (/etc/resolv.conf) No such file or directory
Jun 22 13:32:23 server3 restorecond: Will not restore a file with more than one hard link (/etc/resolv.conf) No such file or directory

How do I fix this problem?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-rhel-fedora-centos-restorecond-will-not-restoreafile/feed/ 0 Linux / UNIX: Bash Find And Delete All Hidden Files Directorieshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-linux-unix-delete-hidden-files-directories-command/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-linux-unix-delete-hidden-files-directories-command/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:29:32 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=9296 How can I find all all hidden files and directories (starting with . character) under UNIX or Linux and delete them using bash or ksh shell?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-linux-unix-delete-hidden-files-directories-command/feed/ 0 Linux: Find User Fileshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-finding-user-group-files/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-finding-user-group-files/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:44:33 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=8109 How do I find out all files owned by a user called tom or jerry?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-finding-user-group-files/feed/ 0 UNIX / Linux: Find All Empty Fileshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-find-all-empty-files/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-find-all-empty-files/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:40:16 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=8101 How do I find out all empty file under Linux and UNIX operating systems?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-find-all-empty-files/feed/ 2 Linux: Find Files By Datehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-osxfind-files-by-date/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-osxfind-files-by-date/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:31:31 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=8094 How do I find file by date under UNIX and Linux?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-osxfind-files-by-date/feed/ 2 Use BASH nullglob To Verify *.c Files Exists or Not In a Directoryhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-check-for-any-mp3-files-in-directory/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-check-for-any-mp3-files-in-directory/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:02:49 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=3398 Can you explain me usage of nullglob variable under BASH? How do I check for any *.c files in any directory?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-check-for-any-mp3-files-in-directory/feed/ 6 UNIX Cat All Files In A Directoryhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-cat-all-files-in-a-directory/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-cat-all-files-in-a-directory/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:20:29 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=6614 How do I combine all text files in a directory into a single file and ftp that file to another server?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-cat-all-files-in-a-directory/feed/ 0 Linux / UNIX Find All World-Writable Directories Have Sticky Bits Sethttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/find-all-world-writable-directories-have-stickybitsset-on/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/find-all-world-writable-directories-have-stickybitsset-on/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:57:59 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=3374 How do I find out all world writable directories have sticky bits set under CentOS Linux server?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/find-all-world-writable-directories-have-stickybitsset-on/feed/ 1 Solaris UNIX Case-Insensitive Find File Searchhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/solaris-unix-do-case-insensitive-find-search/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/solaris-unix-do-case-insensitive-find-search/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:11:49 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=3237 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? ]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/solaris-unix-do-case-insensitive-find-search/feed/ 0 Linux Find Large Fileshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/find-large-files-linux/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/find-large-files-linux/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:40:37 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=2822 Q. How do I find out all large files in a directory?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/find-large-files-linux/feed/ 30