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	<code> ; </code> Ends the execute flag		<code> ; </code> Ends the execute flag


			== Find and Delete ==

			<code>find . -type f -name "*.txt" \| xargs rm</code>

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	<code>find /home/me/ -not -name ".html"</code> This will look for all files NOT named .html		<code>find /home/me/ -not -name ".html"</code> This will look for all files NOT named .html


			== By Date ==

			You can find files in the current directory older than X days with:

			<code>find . -mtime +30 -print</code>

			To delete them:

			<code>find . -mtime +30 -exec rm -f {} \;</code>

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	What's all that stuff at then end after the command I want to run?		What's all that stuff at then end after the command I want to run?

	~~Everything inside~~ <code> {} </code> ~~is replaced by~~ each result of the find. (The specified command (chmod 644 in this case) is run once for each matched file.)		<code> {} </code> each result of the find is put inside the brackets (The specified command (chmod 644 in this case) is run once for each matched file.)

	<code> \ </code> This prevents the shell from expanding the contents of <code> {} </code>		<code> \ </code> This prevents the shell from expanding the contents of <code> {} </code>

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	The <code> -type f </code> flag tells find to look for files ( <code> -type d </code> will tell find to look for directories.)		The <code> -type f </code> flag tells find to look for files ( <code> -type d </code> will tell find to look for directories.)

			<code>find /home/me/ -not -name ".html"</code> This will look for all files NOT named .html


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	The <code> -exec </code> flag will make find do something to what it finds.		The <code> -exec </code> flag will make find do something to what it finds.

			<code>find / -type f -perm 777 -print -exec chmod 644 {} \;</code> Find all files with 777 permissions. Run chmod 644 on the files that were found.


			What's all that stuff at then end after the command I want to run?

			Everything inside <code> {} </code> is replaced by each result of the find. (The specified command (chmod 644 in this case) is run once for each matched file.)

			<code> \ </code> This prevents the shell from expanding the contents of <code> {} </code>

			<code> ; </code> Ends the execute flag

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	<code>find / -perm /u=r</code> Find read-only files. (Find -perm uses the same conventions as [[chmod]] )		<code>find / -perm /u=r</code> Find read-only files. (Find -perm uses the same conventions as [[chmod]] )



			== Find and Execute ==

			The <code> -exec </code> flag will make find do something to what it finds.

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	<code>find -type f ! -perm 777</code> Look for anything that does NOT have 777 permissions		<code>find -type f ! -perm 777</code> Look for anything that does NOT have 777 permissions

			<code>find / -perm /u=r</code> Find read-only files. (Find -perm uses the same conventions as [[chmod]] )

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	<code>-perm 644</code> look for permissions. What permissions? 644 (-rw-r--r--)		<code>-perm 644</code> look for permissions. What permissions? 644 (-rw-r--r--)

	'''
	More Examples of finding by permissions:'''		'''More Examples of finding by permissions:'''

	<code>find -type f ! -perm 777</code> Look for anything that does NOT have 777 permissions		<code>find -type f ! -perm 777</code> Look for anything that does NOT have 777 permissions

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	You can have find files based on permissions:		You can have find files based on permissions:

	<code>find . -type f -perm ~~0777 -print~~</code> This will find files in the current directory with 0777 permissions		<code>find . -type f -perm 644</code> This will find files in the current directory with 0777 permissions

	<code></code>		<code> . </code> look in the current directory

			<code>-type f</code> look for files

			<code>-perm 644</code> look for permissions. What permissions? 644 (-rw-r--r--)

			'''
			More Examples of finding by permissions:'''

			<code>find -type f ! -perm 777</code> Look for anything that does NOT have 777 permissions

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	The <code> -type f </code> flag tells find to look for files ( <code> -type d </code> will tell find to look for directories.)		The <code> -type f </code> flag tells find to look for files ( <code> -type d </code> will tell find to look for directories.)


			== By Permission ==

			You can have find files based on permissions:

			<code>find . -type f -perm 0777 -print</code> This will find files in the current directory with 0777 permissions

			<code></code>

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	<code>find /home myfile.txt</code> This will look in the /home folder for myfile.txt (if you leave out the location, find will look in the directory you are currently in.)		<code>find /home myfile.txt</code> This will look in the /home folder for myfile.txt (if you leave out the location, find will look in the directory you are currently in.)

			== By Name ==

	By default, find is case-sensitive. The above example will not find MYFILE.TXT. If you want the search to be case insensitive:		By default, find is case-sensitive. The above example will not find MYFILE.TXT. The <code> -iname </code> flag tells find to ignore case.

			If you want the search to be case insensitive:

	<code>find -iname myfile.txt</code>		<code>find -iname myfile.txt</code>
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			== By Type ==

			<code>find -type f -name "*.txt"</code> This will find all the files whose name ends in .txt in the current directory.

			The <code> -type f </code> flag tells find to look for files ( <code> -type d </code> will tell find to look for directories.)


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	<ol>		<ol>
	<li>[http://man.he.net/?topic=find&section=all find man page]</li>		<li>[http://man.he.net/?topic=find&section=all find man page]</li>
			<li>[http://www.tecmint.com/35-practical-examples-of-linux-find-command/ Tecmint find Examples]</li>
	</ol>		</ol>