05-19-2012
Searching the file in a directory
Hi Folks,
I am using the putty as I need to check the logs, My query is that I know the location of my logs ..that is
cd /var /logs/abc.log
so I can reach to this place and open the logs in putty, But what About if I do not the location only thing I know the name of the abc.log , and I have just logon to putty..How I will be able to search the directory containing the abc.log file , Please advise..!
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