Everything about Find (Unix)
Shell command for finding files
find is a shell command that locates files based on search criteria and performs actions on the matching files such as printing the file system path to the standard output. It starts searching at a directory in a hierarchical structure and recursively traverses the tree although can be limited to a maximum number of levels. Commonly used search criteria include file name pattern matching, file type matching, and time range matching for last modification or last access. With no arguments, the command outputs the path of each file in the tree rooted at the working directory. The command can search through different file systems of partitions belonging to one or more storage devices mounted under the starting directory. The command is available on most Unix-like systems. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Find (Unix)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Unix System Administration HandbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Designing Fuzzy Logic Controller for UNIX find CommandCited 0 times
- Go sideways: XargsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: CpioA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Unix System Administration HandbookEvi Nemeth, Garth Snyder · 1989
The little SAS bookLora D. Delwiche, Susan J. Slaughter · 1995
Introduction to automata theory, languages, and computationJohn E. Hopcroft, Jeffrey D. Ullman · 1979
Learning the bash ShellCameron Newham, Bill Rosenblatt · 1995
The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983
UNIX system administrationDavid Fiedler, Bruce H. Hunter · 1986
CouchDBJ. Chris Anderson, Jan Lehnardt · 2010
Foundations of computer scienceAlfred V. Aho · 1992
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