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Old 08-22-2008
Help in Find command filter test files
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
# 2  
Old 08-22-2008
????

cd <dir>;
find . -print|grep test
# 3  
Old 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
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Old 08-22-2008
H Mariognarly & Vbe
Got it, Thanks for your response.
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Old 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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