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Re: An appropriate directory search tool?



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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