John, Over the years I have copied the following syntax cheats that aid in my command line searches.
find files or directories find ~/ -type f -iname "somefile*.xyz" -print 2>/dev/null find (the find command ~/ (look in: /home/user -type f (files only -type d (directory only -iname (ignore case -name (match case "somefile*.xyz" (looking for, * wildcards, & don't forget trailing/matching quote, it will error -print (print to stdout 2>/dev/null (pipe 2nd print output to null bit bucket, this usually comes to play when searching / root you will get many permission errors & piping to /dev/null moves them to null, no print man find (=options ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find "string in directory" grep -iHr "string*" ~/ ~/ (look in: /home/user -H, --with-filename (Print the file name for each match.) -R,-r, --recursive -i, --ignore-case man grep (=options The command line is your friend, Don On 11/3/18 2:40 PM, John R. Sowden wrote: > Thank you all for your feedback. I did try the db check first, even > on another computer, same result with an interesting add-on: > In the panel, the lighter box where catfish should be was there but no > program on the screen. AND, when I moved the mouse around, if I was > in an area where catfish was not, I got the mouse arrow pointer, but > by moving the mouse pointer, I could detect the location where > catfishs' ghost is because the pointer turned into the spinning > wheel. Hmmmm, says Kermit :) > > Re the command line, I ain't affered of it, cuz I still use DOS > (freedos/4dos) so I can run Foxpro and Wordstar. I will consider > those 2 programs and possibly write a script so I don't have to > remember the sequence. > > Thanks, > John > > On 11/2/18 6:06 PM, chris wrote: >> On 3/11/18 1:59 PM, Cody Smith wrote: >>> If you're not afraid of the command line, there's locate and >>> mlocate. I haven't used them myself, but I've heard good things >>> about them. >> >> Very good if you send the output to a file >> >> and you need to update db first. >> da kiwi >> > > -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users
