How to build regex for find command with OR

jim.thornton · 10-07-2013, 01:21 PM

I would like to run one find command and find all files with .pdf or .doc file. I can get it to return them individually but I can't do it in one command. Can someone help me please?

Here is what I have:

Code:

$ find . -iregex ".*\.pdf"
$ find . -iregex ".*\.doc"

Both those commands work but how do I get them into one, and add others (e.g. .txt, .chm, etc)?

Firerat · 10-07-2013, 01:29 PM

add an -o

Code:

find . -iregex ".*\.pdf" -o -iregex ".*\.doc"

man find

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