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From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To: Jack Mc Lauren <jack.mclauren@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: exclude directories from find command
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On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 06:22:44AM -0800, Jack Mc Lauren wrote:
> Hi fellas
> How can I exclude specific directories from my find command ? I want to l=
ook for all files in the whole system except for those in e.g /extra direct=
ory.=A0
> I use this command to find all files, but how can I exclude /extra direct=
ory ?
>=20
> find / -type f

Try this:

  find / -type f -not -path '/extra/*'

Roland
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