On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 09:09:38PM -0500, bruce wrote: > Ok.. > > Maybe too much xmas glee... > > Sample files > 1.2.3.4_foo.dat > > 11.2.3.4_foo.dat > > 1.22.33.4_foo.dat > > etc..... > > the fillenames follow the ipAddress format.. > > Trying to craft a simple find with regex/pattern to find the files. > > find / -name "*[0-9]{3}*" << doesn't work > First, none of the files you show match your expression, even if it was interpreted as a regular expression. None have 3 consecutive digits. Second, man find(1). -name != -regex. And see also -regextype. -- Jon H. LaBadie jonfu@xxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx