Using the Find Command! Linux Terminal 201 - HakTip 162

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Find is a powerful Linux command! Learn some techniques in this episode!

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[bobkmak]

I know most of these commands, but it's just so nice when ever a new hak5 comes out!

[Cygnuslor]

I was always too lazy to learn find and would use locate. Thanx for this tip, awesome lesson...

[rodion]

Thank you a lot for useful tips, you have wonderful skill to explain boring thing in a fun way!

[DigitalMetal]

You don't need the dot. It's just saying to search the current directory, which is does automatically unless you tell it otherwise.

[elpablo]

its not relative vs absolute path in the stdout from the command. The first required param is the absolute path where the search starts. If you use a ` . ` bash interprets the parameter as the current working directory, if you use a ` / ` find searches from the root of the file system. Thats why you got so many more results from the ` / ` example.

[TheNets]

It's awesome you use other Linux commands (like "sort") while you teach us about another think. Thanks a lot :)

[TheSchmidtsu]

use your search with 'less -X' to keep that last bit on the screen after you quit out

[fsacer]

Maybe what the first parameter means was not explained properly (at least at first), the first parameter is the path from which find searches down the hierarchy. That output is big because you had permission errors since you are not root, if you use find / -name Wallpaper2.png 2>/dev/null the errors will disapear because the error stream is redirected to null.

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