GNU Findutils
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GNU Findutils is a collection of essential GNU utilities, including the widely used `find`, `locate`, `updatedb`, and `xargs` tools, for searching and managing files on Unix-like systems.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNU package
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free software → software package → |
| category |
Unix utilities
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command-line tools → |
| component |
find
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locate → updatedb → xargs → |
| designGoal |
POSIX compliance
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portable file searching utilities → |
| developer |
Free Software Foundation
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GNU Project → |
| distribution |
most GNU/Linux distributions
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| distributionFormat |
precompiled binaries in distributions
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source code tarball → |
| hasCommand |
find
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locate → updatedb → xargs → |
| includedIn |
GNU core system toolchain (in many distros)
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| license |
GNU General Public License
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| maintainer |
GNU Findutils maintainers
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| operatingSystem |
GNU
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Linux → Unix-like systems → |
| partOf |
GNU operating system
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| primaryFunction |
managing files
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searching files → |
| programmingLanguage |
C
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| supportsFeature |
build file name databases
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execute commands on found files → fast file lookup via locate → parallel execution with xargs → search by name → search by permissions → search by size → search by timestamps → search by type → |
| supportsStandard |
POSIX
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Single UNIX Specification → |
| usedWith |
Bash
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POSIX shell → shell scripting → system administration → |
| website |
https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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GNU Project
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hasPart |