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strange behaviour of find -iname
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strange behaviour of find -iname |
Date: |
Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:28:04 +0200 |
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Hello!
I am not sure this is a bug, but I fail to understand why find -iname
works differently according to the directory where I want to find
something...
Regards
René
I am using Linux mint 18 Sarah
address@hidden /home # pwd
/home
address@hidden /home # whoami
root
address@hidden /home # find -iname *astrill*
./wergo/data/internet/Link to astrill
./wergo/storage/setups/done/astrill-setup-win.exe
./wergo/storage/windows_programmes/astrill
./wergo/storage/windows_programmes/astrill/astrill-setup-win-v3.exe
./wergo/storage/windows_programmes/astrill/astrill-setup-win.exe
./wergo/storage/linux_programmes/astrill
./wergo/storage/linux_programmes/astrill/latest-for-installation/astril
l-setup-linux64.deb
./wergo/storage/linux_programmes/astrill/20150218_astrill-setup-linux64
.deb
./wergo/storage/linux_programmes/astrill/20180327_astrill-setup-linux64
.deb
./wergo/storage/linux_programmes/astrill/20160815_astrill-setup-linux64
.deb
./wergo/storage/linux_programmes/astrill/20170625_astrill-setup-linux64
.deb
./wergo/storage/linux_programmes/astrill/astrill-setup-linux64.sh
./wergo/storage/linux_programmes/astrill/20160906_astrill-setup-linux64
.deb
./wergo/Downloads/AstrillWebRecorder
./wergo/hardware-and-manuals/Zbook harddrives on 20141112/astrill
./wergo/hardware-and-manuals/Zbook harddrives on
20141112/astrill/Astrill Setup Manual_Linux - Astrill Wiki.pdf
./wergo/hardware-and-manuals/Zbook harddrives on
20141112/astrill/20180316-1224_Astrill VPN deceives and extorts their
China based customers _ China.pdf
./wergo/hardware-and-manuals/Zbook harddrives on
20141112/astrill/Screenshot_2018-03-16_12-48-59_astrill staff.png
./wergo/hardware-and-manuals/Zbook harddrives on
20141112/astrill/20180316-1253_Astrill Review_ Ranked 7th out of 31
VPNs _ TheBestVPN.com.pdf
./wergo/.config/astrill
./wergo/.config/astrill/Astrill.ini
./wergo/.config/mintmenu/-usr-local-Astrill-astrill.ico
./wergo/Desktop/astrill_Screenshot_2018-03-27_11-23-04.png
./wergo/Desktop/astrill_Screenshot_2018-03-27_11-21-55.png
address@hidden /home # cd /
address@hidden / #
address@hidden / # find -iname *astrill*
find: paths must precede expression: 20180327_astrill_before_update
Usage: find [-H] [-L] [-P] [-Olevel] [-D
help|tree|search|stat|rates|opt|exec|time] [path...] [expression]
- strange behaviour of find -iname,
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