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Thread: Location of File
Started 1 month ago by shikhakaul
Hii I need to find the location of a file . i know the beginning of the name but i dont know the directory its saved in how can i find the location ??? Please help
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shikhakaul replied 1 month, 1 week ago
where should i run this command ??? Home directory ???? ---------- Post updated at 05:03 AM ---------- Previous update was at 05:01 AM ---------- this is the output i am getting and it gets hanged... Please help!!! find: cannot open /home/hupadhya find: cannot open /home/deepjain/.ssh find: cannot open /home/jkumar find: cannot open /home/nedumtha find: cannot open ...
Size: 882 bytes
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redhead replied 1 month, 1 week ago
find / -type f -name "beginning*"
Size: 107 bytes
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redhead replied 1 month, 1 week ago
If you're located in your home directory, and the file is located within a sub directory of your home directory, then substitute the '/' with '.'
Size: 209 bytes
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methyl replied 1 month, 1 week ago
The "find" is probably not hung. It will take time to search from root down. The error messages "find: cannot open" are because you are not logged in as "root" and do not have permission look at some directories. This is harmless because you could not have created a file in one of those directories. If you really don't know where you created the file, the find from root will find it eventually....
Size: 833 bytes
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redhead replied 1 month ago
find / -type f -name "beginning*"
Size: 107 bytes
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shikhakaul replied 1 month ago
where should i run this command ??? Home directory ???? ---------- Post updated at 05:03 AM ---------- Previous update was at 05:01 AM ---------- this is the output i am getting and it gets hanged... Please help!!! find: cannot open /home/hupadhya find: cannot open /home/deepjain/.ssh find: cannot open /home/jkumar find: cannot open /home/nedumtha find: cannot open ...
Size: 882 bytes
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redhead replied 1 month ago
If you're located in your home directory, and the file is located within a sub directory of your home directory, then substitute the '/' with '.'
Size: 209 bytes
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methyl replied 1 month ago
The "find" is probably not hung. It will take time to search from root down. The error messages "find: cannot open" are because you are not logged in as "root" and do not have permission look at some directories. This is harmless because you could not have created a file in one of those directories. If you really don't know where you created the file, the find from root will find it eventually....
Size: 833 bytes
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Location of File
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find / -type f -name &quot;beginning*&quot;
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Hii I need to find the location of a file . i know the beginning of the name but i dont know the directory its saved in how can i find the location ??? Please help
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Location of File
Published (2009-11-09 13:07:00)
The &quot;find&quot; is probably not hung. It will take time to search from root down. The error messages &quot;find: cannot open&quot; are because you are not logged in as &quot;root&quot; and do not have permission look at some directories. This is harmless because you could not have created a file in one of those directories. If you really don't know where you created the file, the find from root will find it...

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