Searching
Command | Action |
|---|---|
apropos | Search manpages for topic. |
egrep | Extended version of grep. |
fgrep | Search files for literal words. |
find | Search the system for files by name and take a range of possible actions. |
grep | Search files for text patterns. |
locate | Search a preexisting database to show where files are on the system. |
look | Search file for string at the beginning of lines. |
strings | Search binary files for text patterns. |
updatedb | Update the locate database. |
whereis | Find command. |
which | Print pathname of a command. |
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