find command cannot find my files which do exist
One weird situation occurs to me that find command cannot find some files but can find another, and they all exist in the local path.
The original code as a screenshot:
.
The files are there:
$ ls -lh ~/.config/fish/functions/
total 92K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 4.2K Dec 20 16:42 __async_prompt.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 3.0K Dec 20 16:42 done.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 597 Dec 20 16:42 humanize_duration.fish
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 5.2K Dec 20 16:42 __informative_git_prompt.fish*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 1.4K Dec 20 16:42 prompt_pwd.fish*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 61K Feb 20 11:38 z.lua
But they cannot be found:
$ find ~/.config -name z.lua
$ find ~/.config -name prompt_pwd.fish
The upper directory and files in it:
$ ls -ld ~/.config/fish/
drwx------ 2 echecod echecod 4096 Feb 20 13:35 /home/echecod/.config/fish/
$ ls -lh ~/.config/fish/
total 24K
lrwxrwxrwx 1 echecod echecod 46 Dec 20 16:45 config.fish -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/config.fish*
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 1.3K Dec 7 11:00 fishd.DUA-001
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 14K Feb 19 18:21 fishd.DUA-BuildServer000
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 2.7K Feb 19 10:47 fish_variables
lrwxrwxrwx 1 echecod echecod 44 Dec 20 16:45 functions -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/
These can be found:
$ find ~/.config -name config.fish
/home/echecod/.config/fish/config.fish
$ find ~/.config -name fish_variables
/home/echecod/.config/fish/fish_variables
$ find ~/.config -name functions
/home/echecod/.config/fish/functions
And just in case (because of functions -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/):
$ ls -lh ~/Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/
total 92K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 4.2K Dec 20 16:42 __async_prompt.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 3.0K Dec 20 16:42 done.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 597 Dec 20 16:42 humanize_duration.fish
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 5.2K Dec 20 16:42 __informative_git_prompt.fish*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 1.4K Dec 20 16:42 prompt_pwd.fish*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 61K Feb 20 11:38 z.lua
What is wrong with my find?
FYI:
- Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS amd64
- find (GNU findutils) 4.7.0-git,
/usr/bin/find
linux command-line find
edited 30 mins ago
Kamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
asked 1 hour ago
CodyChanCodyChan
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add a comment |
One weird situation occurs to me that find command cannot find some files but can find another, and they all exist in the local path.
The original code as a screenshot:
.
The files are there:
$ ls -lh ~/.config/fish/functions/
total 92K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 4.2K Dec 20 16:42 __async_prompt.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 3.0K Dec 20 16:42 done.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 597 Dec 20 16:42 humanize_duration.fish
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 5.2K Dec 20 16:42 __informative_git_prompt.fish*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 1.4K Dec 20 16:42 prompt_pwd.fish*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 61K Feb 20 11:38 z.lua
But they cannot be found:
$ find ~/.config -name z.lua
$ find ~/.config -name prompt_pwd.fish
The upper directory and files in it:
$ ls -ld ~/.config/fish/
drwx------ 2 echecod echecod 4096 Feb 20 13:35 /home/echecod/.config/fish/
$ ls -lh ~/.config/fish/
total 24K
lrwxrwxrwx 1 echecod echecod 46 Dec 20 16:45 config.fish -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/config.fish*
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 1.3K Dec 7 11:00 fishd.DUA-001
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 14K Feb 19 18:21 fishd.DUA-BuildServer000
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 2.7K Feb 19 10:47 fish_variables
lrwxrwxrwx 1 echecod echecod 44 Dec 20 16:45 functions -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/
These can be found:
$ find ~/.config -name config.fish
/home/echecod/.config/fish/config.fish
$ find ~/.config -name fish_variables
/home/echecod/.config/fish/fish_variables
$ find ~/.config -name functions
/home/echecod/.config/fish/functions
And just in case (because of functions -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/):
$ ls -lh ~/Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/
total 92K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 4.2K Dec 20 16:42 __async_prompt.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 3.0K Dec 20 16:42 done.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 597 Dec 20 16:42 humanize_duration.fish
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 5.2K Dec 20 16:42 __informative_git_prompt.fish*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 1.4K Dec 20 16:42 prompt_pwd.fish*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 61K Feb 20 11:38 z.lua
What is wrong with my find?
FYI:
- Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS amd64
- find (GNU findutils) 4.7.0-git,
/usr/bin/find
linux command-line find
edited 30 mins ago
Kamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
asked 1 hour ago
CodyChanCodyChan
269311
@John1024 Sorry about that, but it contains a lot of text, I've show a lot details in the image, and it's hard to copy all of them and keep its structures at the same time, and it is easy spot the point from the image for those experts.
– CodyChan
1 hour ago
1
@John1024 I've formatted it to text, and the problem is solved. Thanks.
– CodyChan
34 mins ago
Very good. Also, glad the problem was solved.
– John1024
31 mins ago
add a comment |
One weird situation occurs to me that find command cannot find some files but can find another, and they all exist in the local path.
The original code as a screenshot:
.
The files are there:
$ ls -lh ~/.config/fish/functions/
total 92K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 4.2K Dec 20 16:42 __async_prompt.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 3.0K Dec 20 16:42 done.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 597 Dec 20 16:42 humanize_duration.fish
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 5.2K Dec 20 16:42 __informative_git_prompt.fish*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 1.4K Dec 20 16:42 prompt_pwd.fish*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 61K Feb 20 11:38 z.lua
But they cannot be found:
$ find ~/.config -name z.lua
$ find ~/.config -name prompt_pwd.fish
The upper directory and files in it:
$ ls -ld ~/.config/fish/
drwx------ 2 echecod echecod 4096 Feb 20 13:35 /home/echecod/.config/fish/
$ ls -lh ~/.config/fish/
total 24K
lrwxrwxrwx 1 echecod echecod 46 Dec 20 16:45 config.fish -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/config.fish*
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 1.3K Dec 7 11:00 fishd.DUA-001
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 14K Feb 19 18:21 fishd.DUA-BuildServer000
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 2.7K Feb 19 10:47 fish_variables
lrwxrwxrwx 1 echecod echecod 44 Dec 20 16:45 functions -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/
These can be found:
$ find ~/.config -name config.fish
/home/echecod/.config/fish/config.fish
$ find ~/.config -name fish_variables
/home/echecod/.config/fish/fish_variables
$ find ~/.config -name functions
/home/echecod/.config/fish/functions
And just in case (because of functions -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/):
$ ls -lh ~/Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/
total 92K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 4.2K Dec 20 16:42 __async_prompt.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 3.0K Dec 20 16:42 done.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 597 Dec 20 16:42 humanize_duration.fish
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 5.2K Dec 20 16:42 __informative_git_prompt.fish*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 1.4K Dec 20 16:42 prompt_pwd.fish*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 61K Feb 20 11:38 z.lua
What is wrong with my find?
FYI:
- Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS amd64
- find (GNU findutils) 4.7.0-git,
/usr/bin/find
linux command-line find
edited 30 mins ago
Kamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
asked 1 hour ago
CodyChanCodyChan
269311
One weird situation occurs to me that find command cannot find some files but can find another, and they all exist in the local path.
The original code as a screenshot:
.
The files are there:
$ ls -lh ~/.config/fish/functions/
total 92K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 4.2K Dec 20 16:42 __async_prompt.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 3.0K Dec 20 16:42 done.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 597 Dec 20 16:42 humanize_duration.fish
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 5.2K Dec 20 16:42 __informative_git_prompt.fish*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 1.4K Dec 20 16:42 prompt_pwd.fish*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 61K Feb 20 11:38 z.lua
But they cannot be found:
$ find ~/.config -name z.lua
$ find ~/.config -name prompt_pwd.fish
The upper directory and files in it:
$ ls -ld ~/.config/fish/
drwx------ 2 echecod echecod 4096 Feb 20 13:35 /home/echecod/.config/fish/
$ ls -lh ~/.config/fish/
total 24K
lrwxrwxrwx 1 echecod echecod 46 Dec 20 16:45 config.fish -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/config.fish*
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 1.3K Dec 7 11:00 fishd.DUA-001
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 14K Feb 19 18:21 fishd.DUA-BuildServer000
-rw-r--r-- 1 echecod echecod 2.7K Feb 19 10:47 fish_variables
lrwxrwxrwx 1 echecod echecod 44 Dec 20 16:45 functions -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/
These can be found:
$ find ~/.config -name config.fish
/home/echecod/.config/fish/config.fish
$ find ~/.config -name fish_variables
/home/echecod/.config/fish/fish_variables
$ find ~/.config -name functions
/home/echecod/.config/fish/functions
And just in case (because of functions -> ../../Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/):
$ ls -lh ~/Dotfiles.d/fish/.config/fish/functions/
total 92K
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 4.2K Dec 20 16:42 __async_prompt.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 3.0K Dec 20 16:42 done.fish
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 597 Dec 20 16:42 humanize_duration.fish
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 5.2K Dec 20 16:42 __informative_git_prompt.fish*
-rwxrwxr-x 1 echecod echecod 1.4K Dec 20 16:42 prompt_pwd.fish*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 echecod echecod 61K Feb 20 11:38 z.lua
What is wrong with my find?
FYI:
- Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS amd64
- find (GNU findutils) 4.7.0-git,
/usr/bin/find
linux command-line find
linux command-line find
edited 30 mins ago
Kamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
asked 1 hour ago
CodyChanCodyChan
269311
edited 30 mins ago
Kamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
asked 1 hour ago
CodyChanCodyChan
269311
edited 30 mins ago
Kamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
edited 30 mins ago
Kamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
edited 30 mins ago
Kamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
27.4k155982
asked 1 hour ago
CodyChanCodyChan
269311
asked 1 hour ago
CodyChanCodyChan
269311
asked 1 hour ago
CodyChanCodyChan
269311
269311
@John1024 Sorry about that, but it contains a lot of text, I've show a lot details in the image, and it's hard to copy all of them and keep its structures at the same time, and it is easy spot the point from the image for those experts.
– CodyChan
1 hour ago
1
@John1024 I've formatted it to text, and the problem is solved. Thanks.
– CodyChan
34 mins ago
Very good. Also, glad the problem was solved.
– John1024
31 mins ago
add a comment |
@John1024 Sorry about that, but it contains a lot of text, I've show a lot details in the image, and it's hard to copy all of them and keep its structures at the same time, and it is easy spot the point from the image for those experts.
– CodyChan
1 hour ago
1
@John1024 I've formatted it to text, and the problem is solved. Thanks.
– CodyChan
34 mins ago
Very good. Also, glad the problem was solved.
– John1024
31 mins ago
@John1024 Sorry about that, but it contains a lot of text, I've show a lot details in the image, and it's hard to copy all of them and keep its structures at the same time, and it is easy spot the point from the image for those experts.
– CodyChan
1 hour ago
@John1024 Sorry about that, but it contains a lot of text, I've show a lot details in the image, and it's hard to copy all of them and keep its structures at the same time, and it is easy spot the point from the image for those experts.
– CodyChan
1 hour ago
1
1
@John1024 I've formatted it to text, and the problem is solved. Thanks.
– CodyChan
34 mins ago
@John1024 I've formatted it to text, and the problem is solved. Thanks.
– CodyChan
34 mins ago
Very good. Also, glad the problem was solved.
– John1024
31 mins ago
Very good. Also, glad the problem was solved.
– John1024
31 mins ago
add a comment |
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~/.config/fish/functions is a symlink. Therefore it's about [emphasis mine]:
-P
Never follow symbolic links. This is the default behaviour. Whenfindexamines or prints information a file, and the file is a symbolic link, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the symbolic link itself.
-L
Follow symbolic links. Whenfindexamines or prints information about files, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the file to which the link points, not from the link itself [...]. If-Lis in effect andfinddiscovers a symbolic link to a subdirectory during its search, the subdirectory pointed to by the symbolic link will be searched.
(source)
Use find -L. This is an option, not operand; it should appear before path(s).
answered 1 hour ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
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I've added updates. And after adding-Loptions, it works. Sorry about my mistake, I though fish was a symlink and never pay attention to symlink issue before this post.
– CodyChan
53 mins ago
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~/.config/fish/functions is a symlink. Therefore it's about [emphasis mine]:
-P
Never follow symbolic links. This is the default behaviour. Whenfindexamines or prints information a file, and the file is a symbolic link, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the symbolic link itself.
-L
Follow symbolic links. Whenfindexamines or prints information about files, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the file to which the link points, not from the link itself [...]. If-Lis in effect andfinddiscovers a symbolic link to a subdirectory during its search, the subdirectory pointed to by the symbolic link will be searched.
(source)
Use find -L. This is an option, not operand; it should appear before path(s).
answered 1 hour ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
I've added updates. And after adding-Loptions, it works. Sorry about my mistake, I though fish was a symlink and never pay attention to symlink issue before this post.
– CodyChan
53 mins ago
add a comment |
~/.config/fish/functions is a symlink. Therefore it's about [emphasis mine]:
-P
Never follow symbolic links. This is the default behaviour. Whenfindexamines or prints information a file, and the file is a symbolic link, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the symbolic link itself.
-L
Follow symbolic links. Whenfindexamines or prints information about files, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the file to which the link points, not from the link itself [...]. If-Lis in effect andfinddiscovers a symbolic link to a subdirectory during its search, the subdirectory pointed to by the symbolic link will be searched.
(source)
Use find -L. This is an option, not operand; it should appear before path(s).
answered 1 hour ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
27.4k155982
I've added updates. And after adding-Loptions, it works. Sorry about my mistake, I though fish was a symlink and never pay attention to symlink issue before this post.
– CodyChan
53 mins ago
add a comment |
~/.config/fish/functions is a symlink. Therefore it's about [emphasis mine]:
-P
Never follow symbolic links. This is the default behaviour. Whenfindexamines or prints information a file, and the file is a symbolic link, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the symbolic link itself.
-L
Follow symbolic links. Whenfindexamines or prints information about files, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the file to which the link points, not from the link itself [...]. If-Lis in effect andfinddiscovers a symbolic link to a subdirectory during its search, the subdirectory pointed to by the symbolic link will be searched.
(source)
Use find -L. This is an option, not operand; it should appear before path(s).
answered 1 hour ago
Kamil MaciorowskiKamil Maciorowski
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~/.config/fish/functions is a symlink. Therefore it's about [emphasis mine]:
-P
Never follow symbolic links. This is the default behaviour. Whenfindexamines or prints information a file, and the file is a symbolic link, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the symbolic link itself.
-L
Follow symbolic links. Whenfindexamines or prints information about files, the information used shall be taken from the properties of the file to which the link points, not from the link itself [...]. If-Lis in effect andfinddiscovers a symbolic link to a subdirectory during its search, the subdirectory pointed to by the symbolic link will be searched.
(source)
Use find -L. This is an option, not operand; it should appear before path(s).
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I've added updates. And after adding-Loptions, it works. Sorry about my mistake, I though fish was a symlink and never pay attention to symlink issue before this post.
– CodyChan
53 mins ago
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I've added updates. And after adding-Loptions, it works. Sorry about my mistake, I though fish was a symlink and never pay attention to symlink issue before this post.
– CodyChan
53 mins ago
I've added updates. And after adding
-L options, it works. Sorry about my mistake, I though fish was a symlink and never pay attention to symlink issue before this post.– CodyChan
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I've added updates. And after adding
-L options, it works. Sorry about my mistake, I though fish was a symlink and never pay attention to symlink issue before this post.– CodyChan
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@John1024 Sorry about that, but it contains a lot of text, I've show a lot details in the image, and it's hard to copy all of them and keep its structures at the same time, and it is easy spot the point from the image for those experts.
– CodyChan
1 hour ago
1
@John1024 I've formatted it to text, and the problem is solved. Thanks.
– CodyChan
34 mins ago
Very good. Also, glad the problem was solved.
– John1024
31 mins ago