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Re: An appropriate directory search tool?

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On Sat, 20 Oct 2018 11:44:37 +0200
<tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 04:32:43AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > I think my original post needs a rewrite ;/
> > 
> > I'm looking for a directory search tool with specific capabilities
> > which would fit comfortably with my work environment.  
> 
> [...]
> 
> > I suspect that what I want would most likely be a command line tool.
> > Perhaps a script will be required. But, before reinventing the
> > wheel, I ask "Does an appropriate command already exist?"  
> 
> [...]
> 
> Judging by your (second) post, I get the feeling that the answers
> given in this list haven't reached you (at whatever level). Most
> of them were quite positive: "yes, such a tool exists, it's called
> 'find'", some of them even implemented a sketch of a solution to
> your concrete example.
> 
> Since you don't even try to make reference to *any* of the numerous
> proposals flung around here, I'm at a loss on how to help you.
> 
> For now, I'll just give up, sorry.

I took it to mean that he wants a GUI tool.

-- 
Joe

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An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-19 17:10 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-10-19 17:20 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-10-19 17:20 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-10-19 17:30 +0200
    Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-19 17:40 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-10-19 17:50 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-20 15:30 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-19 17:50 +0200
    Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-19 18:10 +0200
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  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-10-20 00:40 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 11:40 +0200
    Re: An appropriate directory search tool? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-10-20 11:50 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 12:30 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-10-20 13:40 +0200
          Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 14:30 +0200
            Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-20 21:10 +0200
              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Håkon Alstadheim <hakon@alstadheim.priv.no> - 2018-10-21 00:00 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-21 12:10 +0200
              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2018-10-21 11:00 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-10-21 11:20 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-10-20 14:10 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2018-10-21 03:20 +0200
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                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-21 17:30 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-21 17:50 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-21 18:40 +0200
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                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-21 21:00 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-21 23:50 +0200
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              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-22 15:20 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-22 17:30 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-22 17:50 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-21 12:00 +0200
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        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-20 15:20 +0200
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