find [parent directory] -type d -name [directory name]
So in my case:
find /home/vader -type d -name wrapper_scripts
Optionally you can also use:
find /home/vader -type d | grep wrapper
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Using find command to search for a particular directory in unix
I was looking for a particular directory today on my computer and I didn't know how to do it. After spending some time searching for it, I found the following command:
So in my case:
Optionally you can also use:
So in my case:
Optionally you can also use:
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find . -type d -name [directory_name] # find everything from your current directory shorter than typing the whole lot.
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