Top "Find" questions

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How do I find all files containing specific text on Linux?

I'm trying to find a way to scan my entire Linux system for all files containing a specific string of …

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Python: Find in list

I have come across this: item = someSortOfSelection() if item in myList: doMySpecialFunction(item) but sometimes it does not work with …

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How to exclude a directory in find . command

I'm trying to run a find command for all JavaScript files, but how do I exclude a specific directory? Here …

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ls command: how can I get a recursive full-path listing, one line per file?

How can I get ls to spit out a flat list of recursive one-per-line paths? For example, I just want …

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FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

I am trying to open a CSV file but for some reason python cannot locate it. Here is my code (…

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Find duplicate lines in a file and count how many time each line was duplicated?

Suppose I have a file similar to the following: 123 123 234 234 123 345 I would like to find how many times '123' was …

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How to check if a value exists in a dictionary (python)

I have the following dictionary in python: d = {'1': 'one', '3': 'three', '2': 'two', '5': 'five', …

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How can I find a specific element in a List<T>?

My application uses a list like this: List<MyClass> list = new List<MyClass>(); Using the Add …

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Chmod recursively

I have an archive, which is archived by someone else, and I want to automatically, after I download it, to …

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How can I exclude all "permission denied" messages from "find"?

I need to hide all permission denied messages from: find . > files_and_folders I am experimenting when such message …

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