Linux commands - find, ls and grep to list files and folders and execute commands
Some Linux commands using find and ls to list and execute commands
#Update Linux search index if you are unsure if the index is up to date
updatedb
#### Find ####
#Find directories (-d) having a specified name and permission
find /some_path/ -type d -name "zimonitor_reporting" -perm 0777
#Find directories (-d) having a specified name and execute chmod to set permission
find /some_path/ -type d -name "zimonitor_reporting" -exec chmod 0777 {} \;
#Find and remove CSV files older than 30 days
find /var/www/sites/default/files/feeder/ -name '*.csv' -mtime +30 -exec rm {} \;
#Find and remove feed or prep files older than 30 days
find /var/www/sites/default/files/feeder/ -name '*.feed' -mtime +30 -exec rm {} \;
find /var/www/sites/default/files/feeder/ -name '*.prep' -mtime +30 -exec rm {} \;
# Remove files with size zero
find /var/www/sites/default/files/feeder -size 222c -print0 |xargs -0 rm -f
# NOTE: Error generated if no file found for removal
# Remove empty folders
find /var/www/sites/default/files/feeder -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;
# Also, generates errors along the way. Safe to ignore.
#Remove all .SVN folders and files recurcive
find /var/www/sites/all/ -name '*.svn' -exec rm -rf {} \;
or
Change directory by 'CD' to location and: find -name '*.svn' -exec rm -rf {} \;
-r is recursive and -f is force, it means it will not ask if you want to do this, make sure you are in right directory
#Find last modified files recursively. 10 = number o files listed
find . -type f -printf "%C@ %p\n" | sort -rn | head -n 10
#Find directory named "fonts"
find /-type d -iname fonts
#Find file or folder containing "serif" in the name
find -name '*serif*'
#### List ####
ls -l //nice list
ls -la //nice list + hidden files ".profile"
#### Grep ####
#Find in file located in path "/etc/apache2/"
grep -r "lookingfor" /etc/apache2/
#Find processes as begin with "search" (search*)
ps auxxw|grep search
#### Other ####
#Size of folder
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