Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:23:07 -0500 From: "Matthew P. Marino" <bind9@citystamp.com> To: Joe Rodrigues <jxr2000@tmlp.com> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Find command Message-ID: <3C4C406B.D1EFB54F@citystamp.com> References: <000d01c1a137$30948ec0$f449fea9@tmlp.com>
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Joe Rodrigues wrote: > > Hello, > > I am having problems (to say the least) with this command. My frustration > level has been raised to new heights. > > Can anybody tell me what is wrong with the syntax bellow. > > 1. find -name xinitrc > > 2. find -f /usr/X11R6 -name xinitrc > > The first command it does not recognize the -name primary > > The second command does not find the file, even though it is there. > > Thanks > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message try this; find /usr/X11R6 -name /*xinitrc/* -PRINT The backslash tells find to interpret the special character that follows as the wildcard. More likely to get what you want that way. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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