Easy question... where is my file located?

StepNjump · 01-02-2018, 10:48 PM

Hi guys,

I want to look for a file using ls and grep. It works.. I found my file BUT it doesn't tell me which directory it's located into...!

ls -salt | grep -iR searchterm

Can't find an ls switch that would provide me with that.

I know this must be an easy one but I can't find it.

THank you

StepNjump

Soitgoes · 01-02-2018, 10:58 PM

You can’t use find or locate? Or is this strictly an exercise in curiosity? I would typically do:

Code:

# find / -name <filename>

ArfaSmif · 01-02-2018, 11:01 PM

Try the find command like:-

$ find . -name searchterm

or for a wider search

$ find . -iname \*searchterm\* -exec ls -al '{}' \;

StepNjump · 01-02-2018, 11:41 PM

Oh yes ArfaSmif, that's a good one too.
I just found a cool one:

grep -r -l --color=never --include="filemask.*" "string"

Thank you gentlemen.

Pete