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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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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Q. I’ve backup created using rsync command stored at /disk2/home/tom/ directory. Accidentally, I had deleted files from /home/tom directory. I’d like to restore all file names starting with alpha numeric characters from /disk2/home/tom/ to /home/tom. How do I restore selected files in a batch mode?
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Q. How do I check whether a directory is empty or not under Linux / UNIX using a shell script? I’d like to take some action if directory is empty.
A. There are many ways to find out if a directory is empty or not under UNIX / Linux bash shell. You can use find command [...]
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