Linux and the Unix Philosophy

In this case, the find command returns a list of all files and folders con

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tained in the current folder. The find command operates recursively, so it will

open all folders in the directory and all folders found within those, ad infini

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tum. The grep command selects the file name or names in the list containing

the string “myfile.”

The foregoing command has a distinct advantage with file paths that

are broad and deep, such as /home/mike/eventcalendar/2004/May/19/ Bahamas/

Freeport/Princess/Towers.txt. By specifying “Towers.txt” instead of “myfile”

you would locate the file very quickly. Of course, Unix allows you to use the

results of a command or