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find Cheat Sheet
Jun 28th
- -P
- Never follow symbolic links
- -L
- Follow symbolic links
- -H
- Do not follow symbolic links, except while processing the command line arguments
- -type type
- Find files of type
- b – block (buffered) special
- c – character (unbuffered) special
- d – directory
- p – named pipe (FIFO)
- f – regular file
- l – symbolic link; this is never true if the -L option or the -follow option is in effect, unless the symbolic link is broken. If you want to search for symbolic links when -L is in effect, use -xtype.
- s – socket
- -size n
- File uses n units of space
- b – for 512-byte blocks (this is the default if no suffix is used)
- c – for bytes
- w – for two-byte words
- k – for Kilobytes
- M – for Megabytes
- G – for Gigabyte
- -maxdepth levels
- Descend at most levels (a non-negative integer) levels of directories below the command line arguments. ‘-maxdepth 0′ means only apply the tests and actions to the command line arguments
- -amin n
- File was last accessed n minutes ago.
- -atime n
- File was last accessed n*24 hours ago. When find figures out how many 24-hour periods ago the file was last accessed, any fractional part is ignored
- -cmin n
- File’s status was last changed n minutes ago.
- -ctime n
- File’s status was last changed n*24 hours ago.
- -mmin n
- File’s data was last modified n minutes ago
- -mtime n
- File’s data was last modified n*24 hours ago
- -newer file
- File was modified more recently than file
- +7 = more than 7 days ago
- 2 = between 2 and 3 days ago
- -2 = within the past 2 days
- +1 = more than 1 day old
- 1 = between 1 and 2 days ago
- -1 = within the past 1 day
- 0 = within the past 1 day
- +n = for greater than n
- -n = for less than n
- n = for exactly n
- -group gname
- File belongs to group gname
- -user uname
- File is owned by user uname
- -exec command
- Execute command
Cheat Sheets
Jun 28th
This page will house all the Cheat Sheats that I have written. If you have a request for a cheat sheet that you would like to see, or changes to an existing cheat sheet, you can email me at admin[at]poundbangwhack.com.
Linux Command-Line Cheat Sheet Posted
May 18th
I have posted today my Linux Command-Line Cheat Sheet. Unlike other Linux Cheat Sheets I have seen, I have created this one as more of a “targeted” cheat sheet. Instead of just containing various command-line commands, my cheat sheet focuses on providing tips/tricks for various Linux commands including common switches and options used with those commands, including grep, sed, find, tar, rpm, and more.
I have also included numerous shortcuts/key combinations for the vi/vim text editor. This may turn into it’s own cheat sheet in the near future if I continue to add to it due to the amount of info I have for vi alone. Time will tell.
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