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I've been trying to display all my files in my /tmp directory when I'm in it. I just can't get the darn find command working...
And I've been trying to look at my /tmp directory on my home directory and I know I'm messing something up there..
Another issue I had while back but never seemed to post it is trying to list all the files in /usr/bin/ looking for a names with Y or like any letter really..
Also wanted to find the right way of looking at files in the /etc directory that begins with a letter I keep messing up by using find /etc -name 'wa*'
and I wanna give their long listings. as well. And wanting to do a interactive confirmation to the long list of the files in the /etc i wanted to search for.
Some thing I want double check for you guru's out there~!
I'm needing to learn how to create a file that holds all the names of files /lib/ directory that begin with any letter. I got something like tar -cczf files.tar.gz w* but that can't be right for the lib directory....
Want to double check on this one as well in my /lib/ directory i got a files that start with Unerical larger than 40 blocks I keep need help i got this find /lib -name 'u*' -size +40 trying to see if that correct by your guys eye's


and I got another one I don't I listed this one to be looked over wanted to list all of the directories under my /etc directory
by my guess its (find /etc -type d) if thats correct just tell me i'm not sure when Im doing it.

Thanks! If this looks weird its how I type :P

Here are a couple answers to get you started:

to find files that a shell scripts (names ending with .sh)

Code:

> find . -name "*.sh"       
./file8.sh
./fid_test/fmr_comb.sh
./proc13.sh

finding files, and then doing a long listing

Code:

> find . -name "*.sh" -exec ls -l {} \;
-rwxrwx--- 1 abc dp 40 Mar 31 10:31 ./file8.sh
-rwxrwx--- 1 abc dp 7485 Apr 30 12:55 ./fid_test/fmr_comb.sh
-rwxrwx--- 1 abc dp 104 Apr 22 13:40 ./proc13.sh

Try to build off of these two.

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I wanna display a list of all files in the /tmp directory. Make /tmp making /tmp my current directory



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From My home directory, display a list of all of the files in the /tmp directory as well



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I need to display a list of all of the files under the /etc directory that begin with the letters “ls”
find /etc -name "*ls" alright I'm geting the find command more *NOTE* This works

I need to display a list of all of the files in the /etc directory that begin with the letters “ls” this time giving their long listings
find /etc -name "*ls" -exec ls -l {} \; I Think I know how to do that one now joey Thanks buddy *NOTE* This works

Below this I need help on just
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redo 5 but I need it to be this time requiring interactive confirmation to long list each file which has been killing me


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needing to make a file containing the names of all the files in the /lib/ directory that have names that begin with “u” there should be a simple command


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Find all files under the /usr directory that are owned by the userid “uucp”

find / -type f -user uucp this isn't working I need help on this command

Looks a lot like a school or homework assignment.
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no its not i've read the rules I'm just trying to learn them and find my way around using my putty with my unix program + Helps me at my job! work for a IT Speicalist at the Int Airport in oklahoma and we do use unix and green screens and etc.


+ this system is hard to learn even if I'm only been using it for like 6 months a work and I'm the Team Lead that has to know every thing :P

Remind me not to fly to Oklahoma (or even anywhere near the airspace) in the foreseeable future.

Quick overview of find:
There's a lot more (boolean expressions, ...), look those up in the man page.

If you want to learn UNIX a bit quicker (and with less lives on the line), install Linux || OpenSolaris || *BSD at home.

Well you shouldn't fly to oklahoma I think you get lost in our database

This is what I'm still having problems with


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I wanna display a list of all files in the /tmp directory. Make /tmp making /tmp my current directory



=================================================================
From My home directory, display a list of all of the files in the /tmp directory as well



=====================================================================
I need to display a list of all of the files under the /etc directory that begin with the letters “ls”
find /etc -name "*ls" alright I'm geting the find command more *NOTE* This works

I need to display a list of all of the files in the /etc directory that begin with the letters “ls” this time giving their long listings
find /etc -name "*ls" -exec ls -l {} \; I Think I know how to do that one now joey Thanks buddy *NOTE* This works

Below this I need help on just
=========================================================================================
redo 5 but I need it to be this time requiring interactive confirmation to long list each file which has been killing me

there is a switch like the exec switch from the one above that asks for confirmation before it does whatever it does. which I don't know
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needing to make a file containing the names of all the files in the /lib/ directory that have names that begin with “u” there should be a simple command


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Find all files under the /usr directory that are owned by the userid “uucp”

find / -type f -user uucp this isn't working I need help on this command