Re: [BackupPC-users] Search for File

Arnold Krille <arnold AT arnoldarts DOT de> wrote on 09/28/2011 11:20:57 AM: > > I'm sure someone with more shell-fu will give you a much better command > > line (and I look forward to learning something!). > > Here you are: > > find <path_where_to_start> -iname <string_to_search>

Now I remember why I stick with the grep form: remembering the different syntax of the find command. As a *not* old-time UNIX guru (but a long-time but not full-time *Linux* user), I think that any parameter of multiple letters (like -name) should have two dashes! :) I am often frustrated by the unusual find command syntax, so I simply stick with grep, which has many more uses beyond finding files.

> Using find you will realize that its rather slow and has your disk rattling > away. Better to use the indexing services, for example locate: > > locate <string_to_search>

Yeah, that's great if you update the locate database (as you mention). On a backup server, with millions of files and lots of work to do pretty much around the clock? That's one of the first things I disable! So no locate.
Timothy J. Massey


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