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                 |  | UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4384- March 13, 2025
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 : Today's Tip Unix Tip #4384- March 13, 2025
 
 
USE DU TO FIND FILES 
Normally:
 
 find . -name *.txt -print
 
 is the command to find a file.
 But you can locate find more
 efficiently using du and grep
 
 Use:
 
 du -a |grep *.txt
 
 This will locate all the files
 with the extension .txt in the
 current directory.
 
 
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