Search commands

esm03 · 06-26-2006, 09:04 AM

Hey all I need your help. Can someone please tell me how I can search for a file containing the file name db2.. I want to do a file search in terminal..

also once I find the file How can I check what processes are running in the background, once I see that how do I stop the processes.

I appreciate the help guys.

Mega Man X · 06-26-2006, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esm03

Hey all I need your help. Can someone please tell me how I can search for a file containing the file name db2.. I want to do a file search in terminal..

also once I find the file How can I check what processes are running in the background, once I see that how do I stop the processes.

I appreciate the help guys.

Hi!

Use the command "find" to search for files in a terminal:

Code:

find /home/esm03 -name 'db2'

The above will search for the file name 'db2' only inside your home. If you use "/" instead of "/home/esmo03", it will search all the way from the root directory. Depending of your PC speed and amount of files, this can take a while ^_^. To list your processes running in the background, use the ps command:

Code:

ps -ef

There are many flags to use with both commands. "man find" and "man ps" will give you a complete list.

Regards!

esm03 · 06-26-2006, 09:21 AM

Im having a problem, I cant figure out what you mean by home/esm03

that doesnt appear to be my directory

ethics · 06-26-2006, 09:23 AM

it's /home/<Whatever_your_username_is>

so you can substitute that for your users name, it al ldepends on where you think it is, obviously searching home will be quicker than your / but if you're not sure then it's better to try

Code:

find / -name 'db2'

esm03 · 06-26-2006, 09:24 AM

how can i find my home directory????I am under root right now as user name

Nylex · 06-26-2006, 10:16 AM

Root's home directory is /root. You really should make a normal user account so you don't always have to use the root account (it's dangerous!).

binary_y2k2 · 06-26-2006, 10:17 AM

your home directory is /home/<username>
So if you login to linux with the usename "bob" then it would be /home/bob
You can go to /home to see what directorys there are and see.

Code:

cd /home
ls

Mega Man X · 06-27-2006, 01:09 AM

If you want to know what you current user home directory is, open a terminal and type:

Code:

cd
pwd

As suggested above, don't use the root account. Unlike administrator account in Windows, root in Linux have a point ^_^;;

SlackDaemon · 06-27-2006, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Can someone please tell me how I can search for a file containing the file name db2.. I want to do a file search in terminal..

also once I find the file How can I check what processes are running in the background, once I see that how do I stop the processes.

For searches you can also do the following:

locate -u &
(updates file database)

after about 2 minutes type:

locate -r 'db2'

To list all processes running on your server type:

ps -A
or
ps -aux

to kill a process type:

kill -15 <PID> or kill -9 <PID>

<PID> - process ID is the number corresponding to the process you want to stop from the 'ps -A' or 'ps -aux' listing.

You can also use:

kill -15 `pidof <processname>` or kill -9 `pidof <processname>`
to stop processes by using their names instead of PID.