Need find a file based length - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

J_ang · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007

Can some please help me? Want to find files over 35 characters in length? I am running HPUX. Would it be possible with find?

Thanks in advance

matrixmadhan · #2 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007

find and size

man find

J_ang · #3 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007

Not the file size… Want to retrieve based on file's name length

ghostdog74 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007

one way

Code:

ls | awk '{ if (length($0) > 35)  print $0  " over 35 chars." }'

J_ang · #5 (**permalink**) 03-23-2007

Thanks but want to search on directory/sub-directories

ennstate · #6 (**permalink**) 03-25-2007

Hi,
I think the following script should solve the problem.

Code:

#!/bin/ksh
for v in $(find . -name '*' -type f  -print ) ; do
 f=${v##*/}
 if [[ ${#f} -gt 35 ]] ; then
   print " $v is the name of file with more than 35 char"
 fi
done

Please let us know if this doesn't works out.

Thanks
Nagarajan Ganesan.

dennis.jacob · #7 (**permalink**) 03-25-2007

Give a try on this.....

ls -R | awk -F" " '/^[a-zA-Z0-9]/ {if (length($0)>35) {print $0}}'

Thnx.
Dennis

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