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Old 12-14-2009, 04:59 AM   #1
thorn101
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How do I search in a range of directories

Hi,
How can I search in a range of directories in Linux.
I want for example to search for file "z" in all directores starting with letter "a" to directories starting with letter "b" (a*-b*).

Thanks for any help.
 
Old 12-14-2009, 05:07 AM   #2
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Code:
shopt -s nullglob
for file in [ab]*/z
do 
   echo $file
done
 
Old 12-14-2009, 06:30 AM   #3
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Thank you
That did the trick.
 
  


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