Re: [Sheflug] Finding files/directory's.

["Chris J" <nospam [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> What would the command prompt be to find a directory, and then how would =
> I=20
> symlink to it from another directory
> cheers
> Doug
> 

find <start-path> -name '<name>' -type d -print

might be what you want ... e.g., find / -name 'local' -type d -print ... 
will search for directores (-type d) called local (-name 'local') starting
the search from the root.

Then to symlink ... ln -s <src> <dest> ... e.g., ln -s /usr/local bob ...
will create a symlink called bob in the current directory that points
to /usr/local.

Is this what you're looking for ? "man ln" and "man find" for more info.

Chris...

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