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Findutils - Tools to find files and to operate on groups of files

find

Finds files that match certain criteria and performs arbitrary operations on them.

locate

Scans a database for file names that match a pattern

xargs

Applies a command to a list of files

User manual included and available online from http://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/manual/find.html

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