Basic Linux Command Sharing - Part1

Content:
1. How to find file/directory
2. How to move, copy or delete file/directory
3. How to find keyword in specific file/directory

How to find file/directory

find ./ -name "*.git" -type d

• find file: type f
• find directory: type d

How to move, copy or delete file/directory

find ./ -name "*.git" -type d | xargs -i mv {} source

• move the directory, ‘.git’, to ‘source’

file * | grep "source" | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d':' -f1 | xargs ls | xargs -i mv {} C/

• find “source” and move to “C” directory

find ./ -name "*.git" -type -d | xargs -i cp {} source

• copy directory, ‘*.got’, to ‘C’ directory

find ./ -name "*.git" -type -d | xargs rm

• remove directory, ‘*.got’

How to find keyword in specific file/directory

find ./ -name "*.git" -print0 | xargs -0 grep -r "main" --color

find ./ -name "*.git" -print0 | xargs -0 ag "main"