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Re: An appropriate directory search tool?

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: An appropriate directory search tool?
Date 2018-10-20 14:30 +0200
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On 10/20/2018 06:24 AM, Joe wrote:
> 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.
> 

No.
I date from days of 026, KSR-35, VT 100 , S100 and CPM-80.
Many years spent with M$ Windows --> gui user.
If a GUI does the task, good.
However flexibility frequently requires working with command line.

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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
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-30 16:00 +0100
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-12-01 18:20 +0100
  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
          Re: An appropriate directory search tool? mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-10-21 07:30 +0200
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              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-21 16:40 +0200
                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
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-21 18:40 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-21 19:20 +0200
                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
              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2018-10-22 03:20 +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 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
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-10-20 13:30 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 14:30 +0200
    Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Étienne Mollier <etienne.mollier@mailoo.org> - 2018-10-20 12:30 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 14:40 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-20 15:20 +0200
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