Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 14:19:10 -0600 (MDT) From: Adam Ulmer <ulmer@ulmer.iserver.net> To: Ed Keith <edk@kew.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Looking for files Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.990519141257.14987A-100000@ulmer.iserver.net> In-Reply-To: <374318C9.CBAA460A@kew.com>
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There are several ways to do this! Here are some of the more effective ways. % locate xyz (if you have the locate database updated, often) or % find / -name xyz* (that will take a while, depending on your disk size) For more information, see the fine manual page. man locate man find HTH Adam On Wed, 19 May 1999, Ed Keith wrote: > In DOS if I'm looking for a file that I don't remember the full name of, > but I know it starts with "xyz" I can "cd /" and "dir /s xyz*.*" and > find out where it is. > > How can I do this in FreeBSD? > > Thank you in advance, > > -EdK > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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