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diff --git a/src/cli/find.md b/src/cli/find.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9597cdb --- /dev/null +++ b/src/cli/find.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# find(1) + +``` +find <start> [opts] + -maxdepth <n> maximally search n dirs deep + -type <t> match on file type + f regular file + d directory + -user <name> list files owned by username + -name <glob> list files matching glob (only filename) + -iname <glob> list files matching glob case-insensitive + + -exec <cmd> {} ; run cmd on each file + -exec <cmd> {} + run cmd with all files as argument +``` +> Depending on the shell the `<glob>` must be quoted or escaped. The +> exec modifier characters `;` and `+` also may need to be escaped. + +### Example `-exec` option +```sh +> find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec echo x {} \; +# x . +# x ./.github +# x ./book +# x ./src +# x ./.git +# x ./docs + +> find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec echo x {} + +# x . ./.github ./book ./src ./.git ./docs +``` |