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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

3404.0. "DIR command help" by AKOV11::SMITH (Reality, just a visible imagination?) Tue Jan 30 1990 13:21

One thing I never been able to figure out is how using AmigaDOS or ARP commands
to search a disk for a specified file.  I using WB1.32, ARP V1.3

For example:

		DIR SYS: ALL

gives a directory of all directories, sub-directories and all files just fine. 
This can be equated to the VMS command of DIR DUA0:[000000...]

However doing a:

		DIR SYS:*.info ALL

only gives the .info files in SYS and fails to search the sub-directories like
the same VMS command would... DIR DUA0:[000000...]*.TXT

Is there a way to have the same functionality?  What I most use a DIR command
for in VMS is to locate what directory I left a file in.  I have not yet been 
able to accomplish this with AmigaDOS.  I have looked at LIST and the PD
program FIND but have still be unable to figure this out.  Am I doing something
wrong or is there some other utility that will do what I'm looking for?

Thanx for any help,

...Ed

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3404.1		WJG::GUINEAU		`Tue Jan 30 1990 16:04`	17
	try 1> ls -R sys:.info Oops! You need ls to do this... WJG::AMIGA:LS31.ZOO has this command, and WJG::AMIGA:MV12.ZOO has MV, CP, RM John (sloowly giving in to UNIX :-)
3404.2	LS to replace DIR in my C:	AKOV11::SMITH	Reality, just a visible imagination?	`Thu Feb 01 1990 14:08`	6
	Thanks John, From reading the docs it looks like LS is what I looking for. I download it and try it this weekend. Ed
3404.3	ls -RHfP diskname:*/filename	DUGGAN::GAY	Now where'd I put that hammer...	`Mon Feb 12 1990 11:29`	15
	You've probably already figured this out, but the way that I use LS to search a disk for a file is this: ls -RHfP diskname:*/filename \|\|\|\ \|\|\ show path \|\ files only \ don't print directories as search them recursive Happy searching Yours Erg
3404.4	another nice combination	FRSOLD::ZIMMERMANN	Ralf, DTN *861-3236, @FRS	`Mon Feb 19 1990 13:23`	9
	alias LS util:ls -l [] alias LS[...] util:ls -lRTk [] Ralf ====
3404.5	some more ...	FRSOLD::ZIMMERMANN	Wer von Euch Kerls ist Kowalski	`Fri Apr 20 1990 15:21`	17
	alias LS util:ls -l [] alias LS/FILE util:ls >DIR.LIS -l [] alias LS[...] util:ls -lRT [] alias LS[...]/FILE util:ls >DIR.LIS -lRTk [] alias LSR util:ls -RHfP [] alias LSR/FILE util:ls >DIR.LIS -RHfP [] alias LSD util:ls -dRHPk [] alias LSDIR util:ls -dlRT [] alias LSDIR/FILE util:ls >DIRS.txt -dlRk [] alias LS/DATE util:ls -lt [] alias LS/SIZE util:ls -ls [] ralf ====