[linux-help] Re: ls

[Nathan <ncozzens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:44 PM 9/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
> 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.
The dot is the cwd?  What is cwd?

What could I add to this command to make it give me one screen at a time, 
allowing me to hit a key when I'm ready to look at the next screen?
DOS:  dir *.o /s /p

If I get tired of looking at the many screens of files, how can I make it stop?

DOS:  Ctrl-C

> 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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