[SOLVED] Cluttered 'find' output: Operation not permitted

lucmove · 03-21-2022, 12:07 PM

Every time I run find:

Code:

$ find / -iname "somefile" -print
find: '/proc/1/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/65/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/130/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/146/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/152/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/159/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/160/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/194/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/196/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/282/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/321/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/325/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/326/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/450/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/2085/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/2086/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/2895/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/5180/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/5863/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/12679/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/12680/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/18199/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/19510/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/19601/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/19602/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/19605/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/19624/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/19630/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/19635/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/19726/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/27023/map_files': Operation not permitted
find: '/proc/27411/map_files': Operation not permitted

Is there some way I can filter that out? I tried sed, but it doesn't work.

computersavvy · 03-21-2022, 12:21 PM

You might add '2>/dev/null' to the end of your command.

Those are error messages and the bit I noted above will send all error messages to the bit bucket instead of the screen.

Turbocapitalist · 03-21-2022, 01:12 PM

Or you can use -prune:

Code:

find / -path /proc -prune -o -iname "somefile" -print

The find utility has an implied logical AND between each option unless specified explicitly by -o instead. Remember precedence for AND versus OR.

syg00 · 03-21-2022, 06:22 PM

Maybe try locate instead.