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toxik
on Nov 23, 2021
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An intro to finding things in Linux
`fd` seems pretty useful, but I tend to just `find . -name '*whatevs*'`. It's a bit longer, but one less tool to make sure you have available (and find is everywhere), and one less tool to learn. Even just `find . | grep whatevs` is fine.
gpderetta
on Nov 23, 2021
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I never bothered to learn all the find options, so find|grep is also my usual goto.
norvvryo
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POSIX find is a lot less daunting than GNU if you're looking for somewhere to start.
https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/f...
edgyquant
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My problem with find -name x is that it’s painfully slow
toxik
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I think this debate is missing one of my favorites,
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