Hi Frindz,

I want to get the entire path of a file.
I am in root directory and i know the file name, However dont know the path where it is.

Please tell me the command to get the entire path for the file?

Thanks in advance,
Rashmy.

Try

locate filename

find / -name "filename" -type f -print

type "pwd" at the file location prompt will show u the complete path

Love,
Sanju.

A file can have a number of paths which lead to exactly the same file.

Also, is some circumstances, such as being on a remote NFS mount while using an old UNIX, you can't get back via ".." to find the parent directory.

if the file is a executeable and it's in your path:

which filename

hi frnds,

see i am in home directory and i know the file name also,

which command will get me all the complete directory paths where the file presents?

Thanks,
Rashmy

The find command zazzybob gave you. Oops - edit - watcth the -type f. If your file has links with the same name then drop the -type f.