On 24-Dec-1999, Shao Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul J. Keenan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Shao Zhang wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > How can I use 'find' together with other shell tools to scan the
> > > directory and print the filename if it is over a certain size.
> > >
> >
> > >From find(1)
> >
> > -size n[bckw]
> > File uses n units of space. The units are 512-byte
> > blocks by default or if `b' follows n, bytes if `c'
> > follows n, kilobytes if `k' follows n, or 2-byte
> > words if `w' follows n. The size does not count
> > indirect blocks, but it does count blocks in sparse
> > files that are not actually allocated.
> >
>
> This will only find files with the exactly or rounded same size.
> It does not give me the option to specify to print out files
> OVER a certain size.
>
>From the man page
TESTS
Numeric arguments can be specified as
+n for greater than n,
-n for less than n,
n for exactly n.
However I must admit that I do find the man page for find a hard read.
Pete
