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GNU Findutils
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This manual documents version 4.9.0 of the GNU utilities for finding
files that match certain criteria and performing various operations on
them.

   Copyright (C) 1994-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

     Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
     document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
     Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software
     Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and
     no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license is included in the
     section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

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.