"find" command

hak_uc · 05-25-2006, 01:44 PM

The find command on our linux machines is not working correctly.
Even a simple find like - find . -name "IL6*" -print does not return anything...even though the files exist.

I am running Redhat ES v4.0

uname command result
$ uname -a
Linux ccapps 2.6.9-34.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Feb 24 16:56:28 EST 2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I am wondering where i could download the find command utility file and reinstall it? Or is there any other way of correcting the problem?

thank you
Kiran

slackie1000 · 05-25-2006, 01:52 PM

hi there,
can you post how the file is called?
regards,
slackie1000

hak_uc · 05-25-2006, 02:27 PM

i am running the find command from the home directory.

homedir -> folder1 -> IL6.txt

so I am tryin to find IL6 from the home directory using the command

find . -name "IL6*" -print

comes up empty.

Other users are having a problem with find command too.

lurker79 · 05-26-2006, 06:56 AM

Do you have read and execute permissions in that directory?
Do you have read permissions on that particular file?

hak_uc · 05-26-2006, 12:25 PM

yeah i have full permissions on those files.

cojo · 05-26-2006, 12:41 PM

you need to specify which mount point to find the file from. If you are not sure then search from the root mount point.

Example: find /home -name 'IL6*'

teckk · 05-26-2006, 05:53 PM

Use the locate command

Code:

locate xyz.pdf