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  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch25_16.htm">25.16. How to Look at a File as It Grows </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch25_18.htm">25.18. Watching Several Files Grow </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>moving
: <A HREF="../ch18_02.htm">18.2. What's Really in a Directory </A>
  <DT>names for
: (see <A HREF="idx_f.htm#filenames">filenames</A>)
  <DT>naming
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch04_06.htm">4.6. Naming Files </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch18_02.htm">18.2. What's Really in a Directory </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch18_03.htm">18.3. Files with Two or More Names</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch18_09.htm">18.9. Renaming, Copying, or Comparing a Set of Files </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>notification of change to
: <A HREF="../ch21_08.htm#UPT-ART-1220-SECT-1.1.2">21.8.1.2. Watching Other Files </A>
  <DT>overwriting accidentally
: <A HREF="../ch08_04.htm">8.4. Command Evaluation and Accidentally Overwriting Files</A>
  <DT>ownership
: (see <A HREF="idx_o.htm#ownership">ownership, file</A>)
  <DT>paging through
: <A HREF="../ch25_03.htm">25.3. Using more to Page Through Files </A>
  <DT>permissions for
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch14_14.htm">14.14. Automatic Setup When You Enter/Exit a Directory </A>
    <DT>(see <A HREF="idx_p.htm#permissions">permissions</A>)
  </DL>
  <DT>PostScript
: <A HREF="../ch43_23.htm">43.23. psselect: Print Some Pages from a PostScript file</A>
  <DT>printing
: (see <A HREF="idx_p.htm#printing">printing</A>)
  <DT>RCS files
: <A HREF="../ch27_10.htm">27.10. Search RCS Files with rcsgrep </A>
  <DT>read-only
: <A HREF="../ch22_09.htm">22.9. Protect Important Files: Make Them Unwritable </A>
  <DT>reading
: <A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.1.2">47.2.1.2. Reading Files </A>
  <DT>reading line-by-line
: <A HREF="../ch45_22.htm">45.22. Handling Files Line-by-Line </A>
  <DT>saving to
: (see <A HREF="idx_s.htm#saving-command-lines-to-file">saving command lines to file</A>)
  <DT>searching
: (see <A HREF="idx_s.htm#searching">searching</A>)
  <DD><DL>
    <DT>across lines
: <A HREF="../ch27_11.htm">27.11. A Multiline Context grep Using sed </A>
    <DT>agrep script
    <DD><DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../ch27_08.htm">27.8. glimpse and agrep </A>
      <DT><A HREF="../ch27_14.htm">27.14. Compound Searches </A>
    </DL>
    <DT>Boyer-Moore search algorithm
: <A HREF="../ch27_09.htm">27.9. New greps Are Much Faster </A>
    <DT>case sensitivity
: <A HREF="../ch27_16.htm">27.16. Faking Case-Insensitive Searches </A>
    <DT>by column
: <A HREF="../ch27_17.htm">27.17. Finding a Character in a Column </A>
    <DT>compound searches
: <A HREF="../ch27_14.htm">27.14. Compound Searches </A>
    <DT>egrep script
    <DD><DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../ch27_05.htm">27.5. Extended Searching for Text with egrep </A>
      <DT><A HREF="../ch27_07.htm">27.7. grepping for a List of Patterns </A>
    </DL>
    <DT>by exclusion
: <A HREF="../ch27_03.htm">27.3. Finding Text That Doesn't Match </A>
    <DT>fgrep script
: <A HREF="../ch27_06.htm">27.6. Fast grep Isn't </A>
    <DT>glimpse command
: <A HREF="../ch27_08.htm">27.8. glimpse and agrep </A>
    <DT>grep command
    <DD><DL>
      <DT><A HREF="../ch01_04.htm">1.4. Using Pipes to Create a New Tool </A>
      <DT><A HREF="../ch27_01.htm#UPT-ART-7420">27.1. Different Versions of grep </A>
      <DT><A HREF="../ch27_12.htm">27.12. Make Custom grep Commands (etc.) with perl </A>
    </DL>
    <DT>look program
: <A HREF="../ch27_18.htm">27.18. Fast Searches and Spelling Checks with  "look&quot;</A>
    <DT>rcsgrep script
: <A HREF="../ch27_10.htm">27.10. Search RCS Files with rcsgrep </A>
    <DT>sed with grep
: <A HREF="../ch27_15.htm">27.15. Narrowing a Search Quickly </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>searching 
  <DD><DL>
    <DT>sed
: <A HREF="../ch27_11.htm">27.11. A Multiline Context grep Using sed </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>searching for
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch09_24.htm">9.24. Get File List by Editing Output of ls -l, grep, etc. </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch14_10.htm">14.10. Variables Help You Find Directories and Files </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>searching for lines in
: <A HREF="../ch45_11.htm">45.11. The Multipurpose jot Command </A>
  <DT>size of
: (see <A HREF="idx_s.htm#size">size, file</A>)
  <DT>sparse
: <A HREF="../ch24_18.htm">24.18. Huge Files Might Not Take a Lot of Disk Space </A>
  <DT>spell checking
: (see <A HREF="idx_s.htm#spell-checking">spell checking</A>)
  <DT>temporary
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch09_17.htm">9.17. Handling Lots of Text with Temporary Files </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch14_11.htm">14.11. Finding (Anyone's) Home Directory, Quickly </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>text
: (see <A HREF="idx_t.htm#text-files">text files</A>)
  <DT>too many for command line
: <A HREF="../ch09_20.htm">9.20. Too Many Files for the Command Line </A>
  <DT>uncompressing
: <A HREF="../ch44_12.htm">44.12. Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts </A>
  <DT>unlinking when open
: <A HREF="../ch24_03.htm">24.3. Unlinking Open Files Isn't a Good Idea </A>
  <DT>writing
: <A HREF="../ch47_02.htm#UPT-ART-393-SECT-1.1.1">47.2.1.1. Writing Files </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="filesystems">filesystems</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT>find command and
: <A HREF="../ch17_25.htm">17.25. Keeping find From Searching Networked Filesystems</A>
  <DT>hierarchical
: <A HREF="../ch18_01.htm#UPT-ART-8022">18.1. What's So Complicated About Copying Files? </A>
  <DT>ID numbers
: <A HREF="../ch17_22.htm">17.22. Finding the Links to a File </A>
  <DT>moving files between
: <A HREF="../ch18_02.htm">18.2. What's Really in a Directory </A>
  <DT>structure of
: <A HREF="../ch01_19.htm">1.19. The Tree Structure of the Filesystem </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="fileutils">fileutils</A>
: <A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
<DT><A NAME="filters">filters</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch01_03.htm">1.3. Programs Are Designed to Work Together </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch01_30.htm">1.30. Redirecting Input and Output </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch45_20.htm">45.20. Overview: Open Files and File Descriptors </A>
  <DT>ex editor
: <A HREF="../ch30_22.htm">30.22. Filtering Text Through a UNIX Command </A>
  <DT>fmt utility for
: <A HREF="../ch30_37.htm">30.37. Neatening Lines </A>
  <DT>in index program
: <A HREF="../ch48_12.htm">48.12. Using index with a Filter </A>
  <DT>vi editor
: <A HREF="../ch30_22.htm#UPT-ART-139-SECT-1.2">30.22.2. Filtering Text with vi </A>
</DL>
<DT><A NAME="find-command">find command</A>
<DD><DL>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch03_04.htm">3.4. Automatic File Cleanup </A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
  <DT><A HREF="../ch52_04.htm">52.4. Quick Descriptions of What's on the Disc </A>
  <DT>\( \) operator
: <A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
  <DT>! operator
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_06.htm">17.6. Be an Expert on find Search Operators </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>{ } operator
: <A HREF="../ch17_17.htm">17.17. Duplicating a Directory Tree (No Pathnames with find {} Operator)</A>
  <DT>-a option
: <A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
  <DT>-atime option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_05.htm">17.5. Searching for Old Files </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_07.htm">17.7. The Times that find Finds </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch21_05.htm">21.5. What Good Is a File's Last Access Time? </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-ctime option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_05.htm">17.5. Searching for Old Files </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_07.htm">17.7. The Times that find Finds </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>to delete files
: <A HREF="../ch23_22.htm">23.22. Using find to Clear Out Unneeded Files </A>
  <DT>directory trees and
: <A HREF="../ch17_02.htm">17.2. Delving Through a Deep Directory Tree </A>
  <DT>examples
: <A HREF="../ch45_31.htm">45.31. Nested Command Substitution </A>
  <DT>-exec option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_10.htm">17.10. Running Commands on What You Find </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_17.htm">17.17. Duplicating a Directory Tree (No Pathnames with find {} Operator)</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch22_07.htm">22.7. Using chmod to Change File Permission </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch22_08.htm">22.8. The Handy chmod = Operator </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>fast find
: <A HREF="../ch17_18.htm">17.18. Using "Fast find&quot;</A>
  <DT>-fstype option
: <A HREF="../ch17_25.htm">17.25. Keeping find From Searching Networked Filesystems</A>
  <DT>-group option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_16.htm">17.16. Searching by Owner and Group </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-inum option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_10.htm">17.10. Running Commands on What You Find </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch23_16.htm">23.16. Removing a Strange File by its I-number </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-links option
: <A HREF="../ch17_05.htm">17.5. Searching for Old Files </A>
  <DT>loops using
: <A HREF="../ch45_18.htm#UPT-ART-2260-SECT-1.2">45.18.2. Use with Loops </A>
  <DT>-maxdepth option
: <A HREF="../ch17_23.htm">17.23. Finding Files with -prune </A>
  <DT>-mtime option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_05.htm">17.5. Searching for Old Files </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_07.htm">17.7. The Times that find Finds </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>with multiple options
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_06.htm">17.6. Be an Expert on find Search Operators </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_12.htm">17.12. Finding Many Things with One Command </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-name option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_04.htm">17.4. Looking for Files with Particular Names </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_12.htm">17.12. Finding Many Things with One Command </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>networked filesystems and
: <A HREF="../ch17_25.htm">17.25. Keeping find From Searching Networked Filesystems</A>
  <DT>-newer option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_08.htm">17.8. Exact File Time Comparisons </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch20_07.htm">20.7. Creating a Timestamp File for Selective Backups </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-nogroup option
: <A HREF="../ch17_16.htm">17.16. Searching by Owner and Group </A>
  <DT>-nouser option
: <A HREF="../ch17_16.htm">17.16. Searching by Owner and Group </A>
  <DT>-o option
: <A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
  <DT>-ok option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_10.htm">17.10. Running Commands on What You Find </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch23_04.htm">23.4. Answer "Yes&quot; or "No&quot; Forever with yes</A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-perm option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_15.htm">17.15. Searching for Files by Permission </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-print operator
: <A HREF="../ch17_03.htm">17.3. Don't Forget -print </A>
  <DT>-print option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_12.htm">17.12. Finding Many Things with One Command </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-print0 option
: <A HREF="../ch09_22.htm">9.22. xargs: Problems with Spaces and Newlines </A>
  <DT>-prune option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_23.htm">17.23. Finding Files with -prune </A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_24.htm">17.24. Skipping Some Parts of a Tree in find (A More Selective -prune)</A>
  </DL>
  <DT>-size option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_14.htm">17.14. Searching for Files by Size </A>
  </DL>
  <DT>syntax of
: <A HREF="../ch17_06.htm">17.6. Be an Expert on find Search Operators </A>
  <DT>-type option
  <DD><DL>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_01.htm#UPT-ART-7410">17.1. The find Command Is Great; The Problem Is Finding How to Use It</A>
    <DT><A HREF="../ch17_13.htm">17.13. Searching for Files by Type </A>