Instead of writing a script like this, I'd use an alias with every argument I *might* use in it. Then I can refresh my memory of the syntax with 'alias'. Hattie Rouge > -----Original Message----- > From: psyche-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:psyche-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe D. Trent > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 3:12 PM > To: psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Command to find execute file > > > I can never remember all the right commands to find so I > wrote a script that I put in the path somewhere like /usr/bin: > > # findit - find file name and print > > # check for arguments > if [ $1 ]; then > a=a > else > echo usage: findit search_string [starting_directory] > exit > fi > > # help > case $1 in > -help | -h | -HELP ) echo usage: findit search_string > [starting_directory]; exit ;; esac > > # set directory (default to current) > if [ $2 ]; then > cd $2 > echo starting in directory: $2 > else > echo "starting in current directory: `pwd`" > fi > > find . -iname $1 -print | more > > > > I'm not much of a script writer, so there's probably a > cleaner way to do it, but it does what I need. It is kind of > slow, I'm glad to learn the "locate" command. > > Joe D. Trent > Bigham Brothers, Inc. > Lubbock, Texas > > Toll Free (U.S.): (800) 692-4449 > (806) 745-0384 > jtrent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.bighambrothers.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hattie Rouge" <redhat@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:00 PM > Subject: RE: Command to find execute file > > > > FYI > > > > Commands like 'type' or 'which' or 'where' will search the PATH > > variable for a file. Since this is supposed to be only > executables, > > it is usually termed "search for executables" but it finds links to > > executable files so I don't think its that smart. I think it will > > find any matching file in the PATH. > > > > Commands like 'find' actually walk the directory hierarchy > looking for > > files so you can search all the disks if you want. If you have > > permissions for it. And it can be very slow to walk a large set of > > disks on a busy server. > > > > Last thing: > > > > find / -name *evolution* > > > > will not always work because in some cases the shell will see the > > splat > > (asterisk) and use it up instead of passing it on to the > find program. > > Plus all the non-Linux Unices I've worked with don't assume a print > > sub-command. So the more general purpose way to do this > search is to > > escape any special characters you use just in case and explicitly > > request output. So the above turns into: > > > > find / -name \*evolution\* -print > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > Hattie Rouge > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: psyche-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:psyche-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stéphan Hemmert > > > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 5:07 AM > > > To: psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: Command to find execute file > > > > > > > > > also another way to find a file: > > > find / -name *evolution* > > > > > > will scan the whole filesystem to find files which name contains > > > evolution ( can be pretty long) > > > > > > k. > > > > > > Stephen Liu wrote: > > > > > > >Hi all folks > > > > > > > >What command line will be used to find the execute file of a > > > software, > > > >e.g. > > > > > > > >/usr/bin/evolution > > > > > > > >the execute file of Ximian Evolution is under /usr/bin/ How > > > to locate > > > >it. > > > > > > > >Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > >B.Regards > > > >Stephen Liu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Psyche-list mailing list > > > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ps> yche-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Psyche-list mailing list > > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ps> yche-list > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
