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FIND(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual FIND(1)

== NAME ==
find - find files

== SYNOPSIS ==
find pathname-list expression

== DESCRIPTION ==
_F_i_n_d recursively descends the directory hierarchy for each
pathname in the _p_a_t_h_n_a_m_e-_l_i_s_t (i.e., one or more pathnames)
seeking files that match a boolean _e_x_p_r_e_s_s_i_o_n written in the
primaries given below. In the descriptions, the argument _n
is used as a decimal integer where +_n means more than _n, -_n
means less than _n and _n means exactly _n.

-name filename
True if the _f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e argument matches the current
file name. Normal Shell argument syntax may be
used if escaped (watch out for `[', `?' and `*').

-perm onum
True if the file permission flags exactly match
the octal number _o_n_u_m (see _c_h_m_o_d(1)). If _o_n_u_m is
prefixed by a minus sign, more flag bits (017777,
see _s_t_a_t(2)) become significant and the flags are
compared: (_f_l_a_g_s&_o_n_u_m)==_o_n_u_m.

-type c True if the type of the file is _c, where _c is b,
c, d or f for block special file, character spe-
cial file, directory or plain file.

-links n True if the file has _n links.

-user uname
True if the file belongs to the user _u_n_a_m_e (login
name or numeric user ID).

-group gname
True if the file belongs to group _g_n_a_m_e (group
name or numeric group ID).

-size n True if the file is _n blocks long (512 bytes per
block).

-inum n True if the file has inode number _n.

-atime n True if the file has been accessed in _n days.

-mtime n True if the file has been modified in _n days.

-exec command
True if the executed command returns a zero value
as exit status. The end of the command must be
punctuated by an escaped semicolon. A command
argument `{}' is replaced by the current pathname.

-ok command
Like -exec except that the generated command is
written on the standard output, then the standard
input is read and the command executed only upon
response y.

-print Always true; causes the current pathname to be
printed.

-newer file
True if the current file has been modified more
recently than the argument _f_i_l_e.

The primaries may be combined using the following operators
(in order of decreasing precedence):

1) A parenthesized group of primaries and operators
(parentheses are special to the Shell and must be
escaped).

2) The negation of a primary (`!' is the unary _n_o_t opera-
tor).

3) Concatenation of primaries (the _a_n_d operation is implied
by the juxtaposition of two primaries).

4) Alternation of primaries (`-o' is the _o_r operator).

== EXAMPLE ==
To remove all files named `a.out' or `*.o' that have not
been accessed for a week:

find / \( -name a.out -o -name '*.o' \) -atime +7 -exec rm
{} \;

== FILES ==
/etc/passwd
/etc/group

== SEE ALSO ==
[[32v 1m sh|sh(1)]], [[32v 1m test|test(1)]], [[32v 5m filsys|filsys(5)]]

== BUGS ==
The syntax is painful.

[[Category:32v man section 1]]

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