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Old 04-19-2010
Search for string in filename, not file content
How can I search for a string in a filename? For example, I want to know if a filename (not the file contents) contains the string "test".
# 2  
Old 04-19-2010
Code:
for i in *
do
   echo "$i" | grep -q 'test'  && echo "$i has the word test in it"
done

basically echo the filename thru a pipe to grep.
# 3  
Old 04-19-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by daflore
How can I search for a string in a filename? For example, I want to know if a filename (not the file contents) contains the string "test".
In what language?

Assuming bourne shell, how about:

Code:
expr index filename len >/dev/null && echo ok

js.
Last edited by zaxxon; 04-19-2010 at 11:11 AM.. Reason: code tags please, ty
# 4  
Old 04-19-2010
Just 1 file name? Is this sufficient?
Code:
$> echo somefilename| awk '/test/ {print "yo"}'
$> echo sometestfilename| awk '/test/ {print "yo"}'
yo

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