




Command:   find - find files meeting a given condition
Syntax:    find directory expression
Flags:     (none)
Examples:  find /  -name a.out -print                 # Print all  a.out
                                      paths
           find /usr/ast ! -newer f -ok rm {} \\;           # Ask before
                                      removing
           find /usr -size +20 -exec mv {} /big \\;      # move files  >
                                      20 blks
           find / ( -name a.out -o -name '*.o' )  -exec  rm  {}\\;  #  2
                                      conds

     Find descends  the  file  tree  starting  at  the  given  directory
checking  each  file  in that directory and its subdirectories against a
predicate.   If  the  predicate  is  true,  an  action  is  taken.   The
predicates  may  be connected by -a (Boolean and), -o (Boolean or) and !
(Boolean  negation).   Each  predicate  is  true  under  the  conditions
specified below.  The integer n may also be +n to mean any value greater
than n, -n to mean any value less than n, or just n for exactly n.

   -name s  true if current filename is s (include shell wild cards)
   -size n  true if file size is n blocks
   -inum n  true if the current file's i-node number is n
   -mtime n true if modification time relative to today (in days) is n
   -links n true if the number of links to the file is n
   -newer f true if the file is newer than f
   -perm n  true if the file's permission bits = n (n is in octal)
   -user u  true if the uid = u (a numerical value, not a login name)
   -group g true if the gid = g (a numerical value, not a group name)
   -type x  where x is bcdfug (block, char, dir, regular  file,  setuid,
setgid)
   -xdev    do not cross devices to search mounted file systems

Following the expression can be one of the following, telling what to do
when a file is found:

   -print   print the file name on standard output
   -exec    execute a MINIX command, {} stands for the file name
   -ok      prompts before executing the command



















                                                                        

