Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.dev · 4 months agoFinally, a Linux finder tool I can useblog.raduzaharia.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down12
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minus-square_thebrain_@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·4 months agoI always just use find | grep -i <partial file name>
minus-squareNegativeLookBehind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agofind <dir> -iname partialfilename\* Is pretty much the “find-native” way to do the same thing
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down5·4 months agoWell that’s clearly worse… Why even make this comment?
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoBecause sometimes people want to share solutions that work for them. A clunky solution that you remember is better than the optimal solution you can’t access.
I always just use
find | grep -i <partial file name>find <dir> -iname partialfilename\*Is pretty much the “find-native” way to do the same thing
just use fd at that point
Well that’s clearly worse… Why even make this comment?
Because sometimes people want to share solutions that work for them. A clunky solution that you remember is better than the optimal solution you can’t access.