Help in Find command filter test files

TonySolarisAdmi · #1 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008

Hi,
I want to get all the files under a directory with find command and filter the filenames with "test" . Could you please hep me how can I build this commad

Operating System : Solaris 8

vbe · #2 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008

????

cd <dir>;
find . -print|grep test

Mariognarly · #3 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008

You can also use:

find . -name test -print.

You can use regular expressions with it as well. Example of a wildcard search:

find . -name *test* -print

TonySolarisAdmi · #4 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008

H Mariognarly & Vbe
Got it, Thanks for your response.

Danny.Chouinard · #5 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008

Actually, you should quote the -name pattern if it contains wildcards, otherwise it'll break if you have more than one match:

$ ls
345test567 768test234
$ find . -name *test* -print
find: paths must precede expression
Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [path...] [expression]
$ find . -name "*test*" -print
./768test234
./345test567
$

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