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first off, i use and prefer KDE for various reasons(even though i have only had fedora for 2 days...). My problem is, the find files utility in the start menu freezes whenever i try to search in any folder besides /root. I like to search for files, i'm sure you all do too, so i'm kinda stuck because i don't want to use gnome (it's find file program works fine btw).
i'm wondering if i can use gnome's find program, or could someone show me how to use the 'find' command in the terminal, i have no idea how to use it. all i want to do is search for a file, like "find [insert part of filename here]" and have it display the findings.
thanks for anything
ps: oh, and i might as well ask while i'm here, how do i make it so i boot into KDE by default, thanks
Last edited by joeman3429; 07-21-2004 at 06:03 PM.
1.when i type "find / bunny.tgz" it list everyhting on my computer, everything
2. i make the file and named it and put the code in it, so i rebooted. it keeps logging me into the failsafe terminal , its been doing that since i intalled fedora. And when i choose default login or whatever its called, it logs me into gnome. its done that since installation too.
did i do something wrong?
thanks for switchdesk, it worked, but i can't get the find thing to work
lets say i have a folder called "music", i keep music in there if it isn't obvious, and i want to search for my led zeppelin songs. i cd to that folder and then type
find ./ zepp
it lists everything in that folder then outputs at the end:
find: zepp: No such file or directory
i know for a fact i have filenames that have "zepp" in them
am i just missing something?
Yes, that's what 'locate' does but it may find a lot of files so use it in conjunction with 'less' or redirect it to a file for viewing.
Ex:
locate *.mp3 | less
or
locate *.jpg >results_filename
If you're looking for your personal files you can use 'find' much easier:
find ~ -name *mp3 | less
Hope that helps!
Last edited by Vincent_Vega; 07-22-2004 at 09:18 PM.
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