(find.info)Primary Index

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'find' Primary Index
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This is a list of all of the primaries (tests, actions, and options)
that make up 'find' expressions for selecting files.  Note: find
Expressions, for more information on expressions.

[index]

!

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 14)

()

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 10)

,

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 27)

-a

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 20)

-amin

Age Ranges. (line 18)

-and

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 20)

-anewer

Comparing Timestamps.

(line 56)

-atime

Age Ranges. (line 8)

-cmin

Age Ranges. (line 19)

-cnewer

Comparing Timestamps.

(line 57)

-context

Mode Bits. (line 121)

-ctime

Age Ranges. (line 9)

-d

Directories. (line 28)

-daystart

Age Ranges. (line 29)

-delete

Delete Files. (line 6)

-depth

Directories. (line 20)

-empty

Size. (line 48)

-exec

Single File. (line 48)

-exec <1>

Multiple Files. (line 25)

-execdir

Single File. (line 8)

-execdir <1>

Multiple Files. (line 14)

-executable

Mode Bits. (line 41)

-false

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 46)

-fls

Print File Information.

(line 47)

-fprint

Print File Name. (line 12)

-fprint0

Safe File Name Handling.

(line 15)

-fprintf

Print File Information.

(line 84)

-fstype

Filesystems. (line 21)

-gid

Owner. (line 12)

-group

Owner. (line 7)

-ignore_readdir_race

Directories. (line 91)

-ilname

Symbolic Links. (line 90)

-iname

Base Name Patterns. (line 7)

-inum

Hard Links. (line 40)

-ipath

Full Name Patterns. (line 27)

-iregex

Full Name Patterns. (line 58)

-iwholename

Full Name Patterns. (line 28)

-links

Hard Links. (line 52)

-links <1>

Hard Links. (line 55)

-links <2>

Hard Links. (line 58)

-lname

Symbolic Links. (line 89)

-ls

Print File Information.

(line 6)

-maxdepth

Directories. (line 10)

-mindepth

Directories. (line 15)

-mmin

Age Ranges. (line 20)

-mount

Filesystems. (line 14)

-mtime

Age Ranges. (line 10)

-name

Base Name Patterns. (line 6)

-newer

Comparing Timestamps.

(line 58)

-newerXY

Comparing Timestamps.

(line 6)

-nogroup

Owner. (line 17)

-noignore_readdir_race

Directories. (line 114)

-noleaf

Directories. (line 76)

-not

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 14)

-nouser

Owner. (line 16)

-o

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 24)

-ok

Querying. (line 28)

-okdir

Querying. (line 10)

-or

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 24)

-path

Full Name Patterns. (line 6)

-perm

Mode Bits. (line 44)

-print

Print File Name. (line 6)

-print0

Safe File Name Handling.

(line 11)

-printf

Print File Information.

(line 52)

-prune

Directories. (line 33)

-quit

Directories. (line 65)

-readable

Mode Bits. (line 33)

-regex

Full Name Patterns. (line 57)

-regextype

Full Name Patterns. (line 74)

-samefile

Hard Links. (line 35)

-size

Size. (line 6)

-true

Combining Primaries With Operators.

(line 43)

-type

Type. (line 6)

-uid

Owner. (line 11)

-used

Comparing Timestamps.

(line 68)

-user

Owner. (line 6)

-wholename

Full Name Patterns. (line 7)

-writable

Mode Bits. (line 36)

-xdev

Filesystems. (line 13)

-xtype

Type. (line 32)

ago in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 23)

am in date strings

Time of day items. (line 21)

day in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 15)

day in date strings <1>

Relative items in date strings.

(line 29)

first in date strings

General date syntax. (line 22)

fortnight in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 15)

hour in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 15)

last DAY

Day of week items. (line 15)

last in date strings

General date syntax. (line 22)

midnight in date strings

Time of day items. (line 21)

minute in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 15)

month in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 15)

next DAY

Day of week items. (line 15)

next in date strings

General date syntax. (line 22)

noon in date strings

Time of day items. (line 21)

now in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 33)

parse_datetime

Date input formats. (line 6)

pm in date strings

Time of day items. (line 21)

this in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 33)

today in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 33)

tomorrow in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 29)

week in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 15)

year in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 15)

yesterday in date strings

Relative items in date strings.

(line 29)