I liked the idea of using the seconds since epoch. This is old SCO system, its find does not have printf option. Found a gnutools with find that supports printf option and located all the files I wanted to review. Thank you.
Hi,
I have a challenging task,in which i have to find the duplicate files by its name and size,then i need to take anyone of the file.Then i need to open the file and find for more than one pattern and count of that pattern.
Note:These are the samples of two files,but i can have more... (2 Replies)
hello people
i need your help please
i want to achieve the following with the simplest, most efficient shell-tools:
i have a directory with a lot of files from users.
the script should check which partition the dir is on
if the partition with the directory is more than 90% full
... (2 Replies)
I'm trying to write a script that will look in an /exports folder for the oldest export file and move it to a /staging folder. "Oldest" in this case is actually determined by date information embedded in the file names themselves.
Also, the script should only move a file from /exports to... (6 Replies)
Hi:-
I need help with a script I need to modify: - what's the best/easiest way to find out the oldest file in a directory and then move this file to another directory?
Thanks, (5 Replies)
Hi all,
I am a newbie to scripting and I need your help regarding finding the oldest file in a particular directory. My intention is to remove that oldest file.
Are there any options available with the "find" command to do this..
Thanks in advance for your help
Pavan (4 Replies)
I am trying to determine the oldest and most recent files in a huge directory. I am using an ls -tr statement outside my find statement. The directory is too big and I am getting an "arg list too long" error. Is there something I can put in my find statement that doesn't create a list to... (2 Replies)
Hi
I am want to create a script where the file gets moved from the current folder to a folder transfer based on the oldest first. This script should run one file at a time using a loop. I want it as a loop because I want to do some processing while I have one file. Can anyone guide me on this? (2 Replies)
I need a script to clean up the files on our backup system. I was hoping this would be simple for someone to put together for me.
I'm sure I could do it, but I'm a bash n00b so it would definitely not be efficiently or within a reasonable amount of time. :(
Requirements:
- Root of backups... (3 Replies)
Trying to delete my 3 oldest files.
I am learning despite the many questions.
This shows the files.
ls -1r /media/andy/MAXTOR_SDB1/Ubuntu_Mate_18.04/Ubuntu_Documents.zip_* | tail -n+6adding this on did not work.
| -exec rm {}------ Post updated at 05:43 PM ------
This works, but I... (15 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
whereis
whereis(1) General Commands Manual whereis(1)NAME
whereis - Locates files for programs
SYNOPSIS
whereis [-bms] [-u] [-BMS directory... -f] program...
The whereis command locates source, binary, and/or reference page files for the specified program program.
OPTIONS
The -b, -m, and -s options can be used in combination to restrict the search. Searches for an executable program. Searches for the refer-
ence page for a program. Searches for the sources of a program.
Use the -B, -M, and -S options to change or limit the places whereis searches. Specifies the binary directories to search. Specifies the
reference page directories to search. Specifies the source directories to search.
The other options that can be used with whereis are as follows: Terminates the last directory list and signals the start of program names.
Used with other options to indicate when there is no file for program in the default or specified directory or directories (source, binary,
or reference page).
DESCRIPTION
The whereis program locates source, binary, and reference pages for the specified programs. When looking for a match, the program names
are stripped of leading pathname components and any trailing extensions of the form (for example, s. resulting from the use of the Source
Code Control System see sccs(1), are also handled.
The default directories searched by the whereis command are as follows: /etc /etc/nls /sbin /usr/bin /usr/lbin /usr/lbin/spell /usr/ccs/lib
/usr/lib /usr/local /usr/hosts /usr/sbin
EXAMPLES
To find files matching cat in the default source, binary, and reference directories, enter: whereis cat To search for reference pages for
app13 in the directory /usr/local/man, enter: whereis -M /usr/local/man -f -f appl3 To find the programs in /usr/bin that do not have ref-
erence pages in /usr/share/man/man1 with source files in /usr/src/cmd, enter: whereis -u -M /usr/share/man/man1
-S /usr/src/cmd -f /usr/bin/* To find which files in the current directory either have no reference pages in the default reference
directories or have more than one, enter: whereis -m -u *
FILES
Default binary directories. Default binary directories. Default reference directories. Default source directories.
SEE ALSO
Commands: apropos(1), find(1), man(1), which(1), catman(8)whereis(1)