how to search on file name in unix like xyz.ccfg under my unix server
Hi,
I have xyz.ccfg under my weblogic server.
I logged in to unix weblogic server box.
How do i search on above file name 'xyz.ccfg' to find its exact location like
abc/home/user1/......
i am not sure exactly where it is?
please advise
I have xyz.ccfg under my weblogic server.
I logged in to unix weblogic server box.
How do i search on above file name 'xyz.ccfg' to find its exact location like
abc/home/user1/......
i am not sure exactly where it is?
please advise
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Try "sudo find / -name xyz.ccfg"
You have to have the proper permissions to do a global search.
You have to have the proper permissions to do a global search.
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That command will show you every file with that character match.
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what is meaning of sudo?
how to sudo as some super user to do this?
how to sudo as some super user to do this?
"sudo" allows non-privileged accounts to run privileged commands as specified in /etc/sudoers.
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Would the author please close this question? There are good options listed here.
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let me try
ASKER
find / -name xyz.ccfg
can i use find to search zip folders also or only files?
find / -name xyz.gz
can i use find to search zip folders also or only files?
find / -name xyz.gz
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i did as below and found "a file"
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/unix_terminal_online.php
sh-4.4$ /bin/bash
bash-4.4$ touch a
bash-4.4$ ls -ltr
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 36894 36894 978 Nov 28 21:02 README.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 36894 36894 0 Nov 28 21:02 a
bash-4.4$ find / -name a
find: '/usr/share/doc/scala/api/
/home/cg/root/a
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/unix_terminal_online.php
sh-4.4$ /bin/bash
bash-4.4$ touch a
bash-4.4$ ls -ltr
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 36894 36894 978 Nov 28 21:02 README.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 36894 36894 0 Nov 28 21:02 a
bash-4.4$ find / -name a
find: '/usr/share/doc/scala/api/
/home/cg/root/a
can i use find to search zip folders also or only files?
The find command only searches for files. To search inside a gzip file, you use zgrep.
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says permission denied
please advise