find question again 2

[nimrodman]

Can I use find to look for multiple file types in a single line command, e.g, it is possible to run something like
find . -name '*.txt, *.doc and so on in a single line?

I tried it but it did not work, thanks for your assistance.

 

[p5wizard]

Just join the different -name options with -o (or)

[tt]find /your/dir -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' -print[/tt]

Check out the man page for more info.


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[PHV]

I'd use parenthesis when mixing or & and operators:
find /your/dir \( -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc' \) -print

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[p5wizard]

Once again, I stand corrected, PHV .

but this may also work:

[tt]find /your/dir -name '*.txt' -o -name '*.doc'[/tt]

most [tt]find[/tt]s nowadays report the found pathnames as per default.


HTH,

p5wizard