what's the best way to navigate around linux?

chansky · 09-20-2002, 02:48 PM

is there any special command that can help me locate/navagate a file or a program faster without using cd all the time?

Using cd is OK, but what if I don't even know to what directory a program belongs?

mrGee · 09-20-2002, 04:03 PM

Hi
i think cd just 'll do fine, it's more about tracking down
the right directory. You can use; which, or slocate (locate),
and find to track it down, in a more easy way and cut and paste it to your cd command.
Or use the mc (midnight commander) to navigate and it
has more nifty things
regards

Aussie · 09-21-2002, 08:30 AM

You can do "whereis" and "find" to locate files, but mc (midnight commander) is an excellent file browser, one that I use all the time.

Thymox · 09-25-2002, 05:38 PM

find / -name filename

This starts the search from the / directory for the specified filename filename (bit obvious, that one

). If you already know that the file is somewhere, like /mnt/win_c, then you can substitute the / in the above command for whatever dir you like.

HTH