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I've forgotten how to search all sub-directories of current directory
for files with a specific extension.

Help please.
TIA
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:42:53 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

I've forgotten how to search all sub-directories of current directory
for files with a specific extension.

In Caja, search for .ext , not *.ext , with 'Location' set to the current directory.

On the command line, it's find root_path -name '*.ext'
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On 04/15/2024 06:13 AM, Siard wrote:

On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 05:42:53 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

I've forgotten how to search all sub-directories of current directory
for files with a specific extension.

In Caja, search for .ext , not *.ext , with 'Location' set to the current directory.

On the command line, it's find root_path -name '*.ext'

*ROFL* Thank you. I was using the asterisk.

For my current problem the command line will be more suitable.

I was asking my system the "wrong" question.
IOW I was asking for all files with a specific extension.

What I really need to ask is "Which directory or sub-directory has one
or more files with a specific extension?"

I see a session carefully reading the man page for "find" ;}
Is there another command I should investigate?

Thanks again.


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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:02:47 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

What I really need to ask is "Which directory or sub-directory has one
or more files with a specific extension?"

find dirname -type f -iname '*.ext' -printf '%h\n' | sort | uniq -cd

I found this here, first of the 4 answers: https://superuser.com/questions/899347/find-directories-that-contain-more-than-one-file-of-the-same-extension
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On 04/15/2024 07:37 AM, Siard wrote:

On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:02:47 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

What I really need to ask is "Which directory or sub-directory has one
or more files with a specific extension?"

find dirname -type f -iname '*.ext' -printf '%h\n' | sort | uniq -cd

For my current need
> find dirname -type f -iname '*.ext'
worked very nicely.
That it gave many more hits than expected pointed out a problem with my directory tree structure ;}

I found this here, first of the 4 answers: https://superuser.com/questions/899347/find-directories-that-contain-more-than-one-file-of-the-same-extension

I think exploring that thread as well as the close reading of find's
manpage will be valuable.

Although I didn't use
> -printf '%h\n' | sort | uniq -cd
this time, it appears worth exploring.

Thanks yet again.




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On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:29:30 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

I think exploring that thread as well as the close reading of find's
manpage will be valuable.

Do you know cheat.sh ? www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-utilities-cheat-sh-community-driven-cheat-sheet/

The examples given by

$ curl cheat.sh/find

are easier to follow than the manpage.
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Richard Owlett wrote:

I've forgotten how to search all sub-directories of current directory
for files with a specific extension.

Help please.
TIA

i don't use caja. and pulling it up i don't see a way
where it let's you search sub directories.


find will do it.

$ find . -print | egrep "*.bmp$"


songbird
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songbird wrote:

i don't use caja. and pulling it up i don't see a way
where it let's you search sub directories.

I do. Go > Search for Files...
Do a search and in the 'Search results' you can set the 'Location' to any directory. Its sub directories will be searched as well.
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On 04/15/2024 08:47 AM, Siard wrote:

On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 08:29:30 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

I think exploring that thread as well as the close reading of find's
manpage will be valuable.

Do you know cheat.sh ? www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-utilities-cheat-sh-community-driven-cheat-sheet/

*ALL* of www.linuxlinks.com is effectively UNUSABLE.
I'm a tri-focal wearing senior citizen.
To have READABLE text I have to set a minimum font size of 18 pixels in
MATE's Preferences->Appearance->Fonts

[Icons for links get superimposed on content's text]

The examples given by

$ curl cheat.sh/find

are easier to follow than the manpage.

Yes, examples can be valuable.
But I like to know what's supposed to happen.
Been reading spec sheets for decades -its addictive ;}



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Richard Owlett wrote:

*ALL* of www.linuxlinks.com is effectively UNUSABLE.
I'm a tri-focal wearing senior citizen.
To have READABLE text I have to set a minimum font size of 18 pixels
in MATE's Preferences->Appearance->Fonts

In the browser, can't you enlarge the text with Ctrl-+ ?
And in the browser's settings, you can set the 'default zoom' to e.g.
150% or 200%.
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On 04/16/2024 06:34 AM, Siard wrote:

Richard Owlett wrote:

*ALL* of www.linuxlinks.com is effectively UNUSABLE.
I'm a tri-focal wearing senior citizen.
To have READABLE text I have to set a minimum font size of 18 pixels
in MATE's Preferences->Appearance->Fonts

In the browser, can't you enlarge the text with Ctrl-+ ?

Not a workable "solution":
1. MATE's Preferences->Appearance->Fonts sets size for email/news also
2. Using Ctrl-+, the text gets superimposed on link icons when
becoming readable.

And in the browser's settings, you can set the 'default zoom' to e.g.
150% or 200%.

Your user-agent string says you aren't using SeaMonkey ;/




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Sorry for taking so long to follow up!

Groovy hepcat songbird was jivin' in alt.os.linux.debian on Mon, 15 Apr
2024 09:04 pm. It's a cool scene! Dig it.

Richard Owlett wrote:

I've forgotten how to search all sub-directories of current directory
for files with a specific extension.

i don't use caja. and pulling it up i don't see a way
where it let's you search sub directories.

find will do it.

$ find . -print | egrep "*.bmp$"

Or forget about egrep and just use find alone, like this:

find ./ -name \*.bmp

Or use -iname instead of -name for a case insensitive search.
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