Using find for filename searching

[eustathi]

Hello guys

I am using this , it will print all the files which the final character in each name is e right?
It will also contain files with .e extension?

find . -name '*[a-zA-Z0-9][e]' -print

Look my test
./ddd.sh.save
./c1.exe
./.gconf/desktop/gnome
./.gconfd/saved_state

it didn't include a file test.e why? any helpful link?

THANKS!!!!!

 

[PHV]

it didn't include a file test.e why?
Because . don't match [a-zA-Z0-9]

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[eustathi]

It does match to [a-zA-Z0-9]

 

[PHV]

What I meant is that the . (dot) is not part of the [a-zA-Z0-9] character class and thus, test.e is not matched by *[a-zA-Z0-9][e]

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[eustathi]

And why does the c1.exe match?

 

[PHV]

Because x is matched by [a-zA-Z0-9]

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[p5wizard]

in your pattern '*[a-zA-Z0-9][e]' you specify that the last character of the filename must be an 'e' and the character just before must be a upeer or lowercase letter or a digit

so:
c1.exe matches - last=e OK char_before=x=lowercase letter OK
test.e does not match - last=e OK char_before=. NOT letter or digit NOK

In UNIX the dot is part of the filename and you can have more than one dot in a filename (more than one filename extension).


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[geirendre]

How about

find . -name '*e' -print

???
Test in my Ubuntu-Bash:

find . -name '*e' -print
./ddd.sh.save
./c1.exe
./.gconf/desktop/gnome
./.gconfd/saved_state
./test.e