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== Find files by filename == | == Find files by filename == | ||
Case-insensitive: | Case-insensitive example: | ||
find . -type f -iname "*hello*" | find . -type f -iname "*hello*" | ||
Finds "Hello, hello, Thello, Thelloman, HELLO, hELLO, ..." | Finds "Hello, hello, Thello, Thelloman, HELLO, hELLO, ..." | ||
Case-sensitive: | Case-sensitive example: | ||
find . -type f -name "*Hello*" | find . -type f -name "*Hello*" | ||
Finds "Hello, THello, THelloman, ..." | Finds "Hello, THello, THelloman, ..." | ||
(http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13131048/linux-find-file-names-with-given-string) | (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13131048/linux-find-file-names-with-given-string) | ||
== Find files by content and filename == | |||
=== grep === | |||
Normally, one would use the standard tool grep, but ack is better in some ways. | |||
=== ack === | |||
Case-insensitive example: | |||
ack -i kmoretools | |||
Install: sudo zypper install ack | |||
Website: http://beyondgrep.com/ | |||
=== ag === | |||
Case-insensitive example: | |||
ack -i kmoretools | |||
Install: sudo zypper install the_silver_searcher | |||
Website: https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher | |||
=== More tools === | |||
http://beyondgrep.com/more-tools/ | |||
Latest revision as of 19:43, 11 October 2015
Find Things
How to find things under Linux.
Find files by filename
Case-insensitive example:
find . -type f -iname "*hello*"
Finds "Hello, hello, Thello, Thelloman, HELLO, hELLO, ..."
Case-sensitive example:
find . -type f -name "*Hello*"
Finds "Hello, THello, THelloman, ..."
(http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13131048/linux-find-file-names-with-given-string)
Find files by content and filename
grep
Normally, one would use the standard tool grep, but ack is better in some ways.
ack
Case-insensitive example:
ack -i kmoretools
Install: sudo zypper install ack Website: http://beyondgrep.com/
ag
Case-insensitive example:
ack -i kmoretools
Install: sudo zypper install the_silver_searcher Website: https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher