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Yes, I know, there's <code>find</code> and {{l/htyp|grep}} but I find those both opaque and difficult to use. | Yes, I know, there's <code>find</code> and {{l/htyp|grep}} but I find those both opaque and difficult to use. | ||
==Options== | ==Options== | ||
This list needs updating. FF also uses the {{l/hf|options/spider|spider options}}. | |||
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| --show-progress || -sp || display search progress on a single line (faster and less overwhelming) | | --show-progress || -sp || display search progress on a single line (faster and less overwhelming) | ||
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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Find all files in the Downloads folder which were created or edited on August 26, 2022: | Find all files in the Downloads folder which were created or edited on August 26, 2022: | ||
./ff -fd:2022-08-26 -sp "/home/woozle/Downloads/*.*" | ./ff -fd:2022-08-26 -sp "/home/woozle/Downloads/*.*" | ||
Note that the quotes are necessary in order to prevent [[htyp:bash/globbing|bash from automatically unglobbing]] the "*.*" into a list of filenames. | Note that the quotes are necessary in order to prevent [[htyp:bash/globbing|bash from automatically unglobbing]] the "*.*" into a list of filenames. | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 20 October 2022
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FF: File Finder
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Yes, I know, there's find and grep but I find those both opaque and difficult to use.
Options
This list needs updating. FF also uses the spider options.
| options | ||
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| long | short | meaning |
| --case-sensitive | -cs | case must match (I think this is just filenames for now, but might also be content...) |
| --file-date= | -fd= | only include files created or edited on the given date |
| --list-found | -lf | list all items as they are checked - fi for files, fo for folders, combine in either order for both |
| --log-matches | -lm | log found matches to a file |
| --show-commands | -sc | show any external commands used |
| --show-progress | -sp | display search progress on a single line (faster and less overwhelming) |
Examples
Find all files in the Downloads folder which were created or edited on August 26, 2022:
./ff -fd:2022-08-26 -sp "/home/woozle/Downloads/*.*"
Note that the quotes are necessary in order to prevent bash from automatically unglobbing the "*.*" into a list of filenames.