finding hidden files in UNIX

[starla0316]

I know to find a file in a directory and subdirectories, i can use this command:
"find . -name filename"

Does this command look for hidden files as well?

Thanks very much.

 

[mrregan]

I dont know of any such thing as hidden files in Unix. You may not be able to search thru some directories if your
permissions are not acceptable.

 

[pete91z]

You need to do ls -al to display filenames that start with a . (unless you are root)

 

[starla0316]

thanks to both your replies, what I meant was hidden files was files starting with . (dot).
thanks!

 

[Chacalinc]

Does this command look for hidden files as well?

Yes, the [tt]find[/tt] command will search for the given name, no matter whether the name has a dot as prefix.
e.g.
[tt]find /home -name [red].[/red]profile -print [/tt]

Cheers.

 

[starla0316]

i am currently using the mailx facility in UNIX to send files with attachment to an email address.

is there a way, if the email is undeliverable, to be sent to another email address?

thanks