using find command in linux

Find and xargs are two most useful command.

find where-to-find criteria what-to-do

1. apply a command to all files find:

find ./ -name getTh\* -exec svn add “{}” \;

will find a file starting with getTh and add to svn.

2. using with xargs

eg. find / -name core | xargs /bin/rm 0f

will remove all core files from system

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