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Old 01-04-2012
How to find a file if we dont know exact location of file ?
Hi

I want know "How to find a file if we dont know exact location of file ?"


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Tushar JoshiSmilie
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Old 01-04-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by tusharjoshi
Hi

I want know "How to find a file if we dont know exact location of file ?"


Thanks,
Tushar JoshiSmilie
The key word from above is 'find'. Look into find.
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Old 01-04-2012
Hi vgersh99,

In FIND command we need to mention the filepath.

Could you help me with exact command ?


Thanks Smilie
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Old 01-04-2012
If you can guess that your file is under your home directory somewhere and its name is myFile.txt
Code:
find ~ -type f -name myFile.txt

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Old 01-04-2012
hi,

you can think to indicate / (aka the root of filesystem) as the path to search from.

see ya
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Old 01-04-2012
It works.

Thanks Smilie

---------- Post updated at 02:08 AM ---------- Previous update was at 01:57 AM ----------

Hi

I remember i have create a file "Dechistory" before a month. But i dont remember exact location.

I know i need to find out first that fiiles exact location for renaming it .......but i waant to that without going on that location.......how to do that ???
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Old 01-04-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by tusharjoshi
It works.

Thanks Smilie

---------- Post updated at 02:08 AM ---------- Previous update was at 01:57 AM ----------

Hi

I remember i have create a file "Dechistory" before a month. But i dont remember exact location.

I know i need to find out first that fiiles exact location for renaming it .......but i waant to that without going on that location.......how to do that ???
So start from root:
Code:
find / -type f -name 'Dechistory'

 
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