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GNU Findutils
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This file documents the GNU utilities for finding files that match
certain criteria and performing various operations on them.
Copyright (C) 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003-2015 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.
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Documentation License".
This file documents the GNU utilities for finding files that match
certain criteria and performing various actions on them.
This is edition 4.6.0, for 'find' version 4.6.0.
· Introduction Summary of the tasks this manual describes. · Finding Files Finding files that match certain criteria. · Actions Doing things to files you have found. · Databases Maintaining file name databases. · File Permissions How to control access to files. · Date input formats Specifying literal times. · Configuration Options you can select at compile time. · Reference Summary of how to invoke the programs. · Common Tasks Solutions to common real-world problems. · Worked Examples Examples demonstrating more complex points. · Security Considerations Security issues relating to findutils. · Error Messages Explanations of some messages you might see. · GNU Free Documentation License Copying and sharing this manual. · Primary Index The components of 'find' expressions.