how to find a file named vijay in a directory using find command

amirthraj_12 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

I need to find whether there is a file named vijay is there or not in folder named "opt" .I tried "ls *|grep vijay" but it showed permission problem.

so i need to use find command

Glenn Arndt · #2 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

A simple "man find" would help you.

Code:

find /opt -name vijay

amirthraj_12 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

i tried this .. it just hangs up

Glenn Arndt · #4 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

Do you have the appropriate read/execute permissions in that directory and/or on the file(s) that you seek?

Perderabo · #5 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

Actually "hangs up" usually means "did not respond as fast as I would like". It could be that /opt is very large and/or is a slow filesystem.

ravikirankethe · #6 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

Might be.. but in anycase, the result shd come fast.
Try searching the file in the opt folder first and see how much time
it is taking .
Command: ls -l vijay

If you are able to get the folder then come back to the parent folder
and give the follwing command
find opt/ -name vijay

If it taking the same amount of time, then as you said it might be
the overhead if not there is a problem of permission.

ultimatix · #7 (**permalink**) 10-25-2008

hey u can use this ...

find . -name vijay |sort

It will sort all directories containing the file Vijay in ascending order

Thanks

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