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Old 02-20-2009, 06:18 AM   #1
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i am currently working on ext2 file system...can anyone tell me how to find the absolute pathname for a file.
 
Old 02-20-2009, 06:21 AM   #2
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find
whereis
locate (if updatedb is installed)
 
Old 02-20-2009, 08:46 AM   #3
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For executable files you can also use "which", provided that they are somewhere in your $PATH.

By the way, for user land programs, your fs of choice shouldn't be relevant.
 
  


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