Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.dev · 4 months agoFinally, a Linux finder tool I can useblog.raduzaharia.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-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>just use fd at that point
find <dir> -iname partialfilename\*Is pretty much the “find-native” way to do the same thing
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.