[linux-help] Re: ls

[John <jmresler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

ls -R * will recursively list and descend through all directories from
the current working directory. It won't tell you whether the file is
there or not. It's better to use this instead :

find . -name filename 2> /dev/null

where the file name is the file you're looking for and the dot is the
cwd. If you wish, -ctime and others will allow you to find files with
creation times and other forms of search exist. The 2> /dev/null tells
all the error messages to go to /dev/null which is a special file which
basically just directs trash off into thin air.

Nathan wrote:

> I've got a simple question:
>
> Is there a way, using the "ls" command, to search a directory and all
> sub-directories for a file?
>
> Nathan
>
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